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Banking & Finance Economy

Al-Barakah MFB posts N0.94b assets base, N38m profit

  By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, June 2, ’25 (TNZ) The Al-Barakah Microfinance Bank has declared an impressive N940.36 million assets base and a N38 million profit after tax (PAT) for the 2023 operating year. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Jamiu Alaja, Chairman of the bank, announced this at the first Annual Stakeholders Meeting of the bank, […]

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Features/Opinion

The Grinding War In Ukraine: No Dice Yet!

By Celsus Ohain Benin, June 1, ’25 (TNZ) Russia’s strongman, Vladimir Putin, may have intended a lightning war, a ‘blitzkrieg’ of a sort on Feb. 22, 2022, when Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. It has turned out not to be so in a war that has dragged on for three years now. Ukraine may have […]

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Science & Technology

Gender Biases: Expert seeks recognition for women engineers

From Our Correspondent Oyo (Oyo State), June 1, ’25 (TNZ) A female professor of chemical engineering, Tinuade Afolabi, has called for public recognition of the achievements of women engineers and to address gender biases and stereotypes that often hinder their advancement. TheNewsZenith reports that Prof. Afolabi of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of […]

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General

Voice-Over Artistes re-elects Arinze as President

By Our Correspondent Lagos,  May 31, ’25 (TNZ) The Association of Voice-Over Artistes AVOA Nigeria has re-elected veteran Nollywood Actor and Voice over guru, Segun Arinze, as its President for another tenure. TheNewsZenith reports that AVOA’s Chief of Staff, Victoria Atodo, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. According to the statement,  Arinze […]

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Health

Agency advocates decolonisation of natural medicine

By Lateefah Ibrahim Lagos, May 31, ’25 (TNZ) The Director-General of the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA), Prof. Martins Emeje, has charged Nigerians to shed their colonial mentality and embrace their indigenous natural medicine. TheNewsZenith reports that Emeche gave the advice at a recent event showcasing the agency’s achievements under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s […]

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Economy National

NPA, Dangote to deepen maritime industry growth

By Our Correspondent Lagos, May 29, 25 (TNZ) The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Dangote Industries Ltd. (DIL) have collaborated on developing the Marine and Blue Economy sector, with a focus on expanding the nation’s export operations. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Okechukwu Onyemekara, General Manager, Communication and Strategy of NPA, announced the collaboration in a […]

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General

Nigeria’s improving oil count, reflection of Tinubu’s reforms -TMSG

By Our Correspondent Lagos, May 26, ’25 (TNZ) The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) says the increasing number of active oil rigs in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, from 15 to 32, is a positive sign of increased activity in the oil and gas industry in the last two years. According to the group’s statement, TheNewsZenith reports […]

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National Security

Canadian Police commend NCS on border security, anti-smuggling

From Our Correspondent Abuja, May 25, ’25 (TNZ) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for safeguarding borders and disrupting transnational organised crime. TheNewsZenith reports that NCS recorded the fit through strategic partnerships and intelligence-driven operations. This is according to a Customs statement received over the weekend in Lagos. […]

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Politics

LP pledges more opportunities for women in 2027

From Our Correspondent Abuja, May 25, ’25 (TNZ) The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure, weekend promised to give women more opportunities to participate in the 2027 general elections. TheNewsZenith reports that Abure made the pledge at a news conference organised by Aju Morgan Elumelu Foundation (AMEF) on women’s representation and […]

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Security

Security agencies collaborate to combat drugs, arms smuggling

By Our Correspondent Lagos, May 23, ’25 (TNZ) Three security agencies have teamed up to combat the menace of smuggling narcotic drugs and ammunition into the country through the waterways. TheNewsZenith reports that the agencies are the Nigeria Customs Service, the Police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Under the collaboration, our correspondent […]

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