Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, says all hands must be on deck to ensure academic strikes in universities become a thing of the past. Gbajabiamila made the remarks in a statement issued after the Acadenic Staff Union of Universities announced the suspension of their eight-month-old industrial action. “It is time […]
From Our Correspondent Dr Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegations that he collected N1 billion from one of the party’s governors. Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, had on Friday in Port Harcourt alleged that chairman of he leading opposition party collected huge sum of money from […]
The Police have returned the sum of N303,000, which was extorted from one Ejiro Ogene by three policemen in Abuja on Tuesday. Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, shared photos of the moment when the money was returned to the owner on Thursday. Adejobi also released the names of the policemen, who extorted the man. He added […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $2.5 million for the Mozambican government to develop its renewable energy resources. The grant, from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), administered by the Bank, will be used to implement the Mozambique Renewable Energy Integration Program (MREP). “With the […]
By Agency Report The China-Zimbabwean Exchange Center (CZEC) on Thursday conducted a breast cancer awareness march in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, as the world marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The annual global campaign held in October aims to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, which has become one of the leading causes […]
A total of 14 Palestinian factions on Thursday signed in Algeria’s capital Algiers a reconciliation deal that aims to end their 15-year-long division, state-run ENTV reported. The deal, formally known as Algiers Declaration, was signed by representatives of 14 Palestinian factions, including the Fatah party and Hamas, during a ceremony in the presence of […]
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has said that its police component has developed guidelines to assist the Somali Police Force (SPF) in implementing community policing initiatives on combating crime. ATMIS Deputy Coordinator of Police Reforms, Alex Ndili, said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for community policing were developed jointly with the SPF community […]
BY Agency Report Christine Lambrecht, German Defence Minister, on Thursday warned against taking Russia’s nuclear threats in the Ukraine war lightly. Lambrecht gave the warning on the sidelines of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. “It is very important that we take the threats made by Russia very seriously and that we adapt accordingly,” […]
From Our Correspondent The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. Although the suspension of the strike is with a condition, a member of the union’s National Executive Committee hinted in the early hour of Friday. The NewsZenith gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National […]
From Our Correspondent The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State chapter has commended the Federal Government for recognising late footballer, Rashidi Yekini, with a posthumous Member Order of the Niger (MON) award. Olayinka Owolewa, Kwara SWAN Secretary, said in a statement that the honour is a recognition of the contributions of the late […]