By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 9, ’25 (TNZ) The Democratic Front (TDF) has described the approval of a university in Ogoniland as the federal government’s intention to heal the people’s long-standing grievances. The group’s Chairman Mallam, Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo said this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday in Lagos. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 9, ’25 (TNZ) The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to ban crude oil export allocated to domestic refineries. TMSG’s Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, gave the commendation in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday. The group expressed shock that some 500,000 […]
From Our Correspondent Awka, Feb. 9, ’25 (TNZ) A group under the aegis of Concerned members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has kicked against the plans by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in 2021, Mr Valentine Ozigbo to join the party. TheNewsZenith reports that the group urged the national leadership […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 8, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) says it is reviewing its charges upward by 15 per cent, citing a need for competitiveness and infrastructural upgrades. TheNewsZenith reports that Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director of the NPA, announced the review during a maritime stakeholders’ meeting, on Thursday in Lagos. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 7, ’25 (TNZ) The Itesiwaju Mainland (IM), a political group under the ruling APC, has started mobilising members in Lagos Mainland Local Government and Yaba LCDA for the council poll. TheNewsZenith reports that the group held its first monthly meeting of the year at the Herbert McCauley Primary Adekunle Area […]
From Our Correspondent Awka, Feb. 7, ’25 (TNZ) A member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, kidnapped on Christmas Eve has been found dead, according to a family source. TheNewsZenith reports that gunmen kidnapped late Azuka at Onitsha while he was travelling home for the Christmas holiday last year. There have been […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 6, ’25 (TNZ) The NLNG’s sponsored Nigeria Prizes for Science and Literature have opened submissions of entry applications for the 2025 awards. The NLNG’s Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Wednesday in Lagos. According to the statement, the 2025 […]
By Babatunde Yusuf, Canada Lagos, Feb. 5, ’25 (TNZ) Sworn in on Jan. 20, Donald Trump is here again and already making waves as America’s 47th President. As a controversial president, his campaign promises and initial policy decisions have started sending shockwaves throughout many sectors. The automotive industry is also feeling it. And this has […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 5, ’25 (TNZ) WaterAid Nigeria says it trained 40 community leaders in Ikorodu North LCDA as community Safeguarding Champions to protect children’s rights at the grassroots. TheNewsZenith reports that Kimberly Clark, Microsoft, PepsiCo Foundation and Cummins, supported the training. The training aimed to educate participants on WaterAid’s safeguarding guidelines, their […]
From Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 4, ’25 (TNZ) The Odimma Orsu Initiative (OOI), a social-cultural group, has urged the government to maintain military action in Orsu and its surrounding areas to flush out criminal elements in the area. TheNewsZenith reports that the group made the appeal while addressing a World Press Conference, on Tuesday in […]