By Our Correspondent Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task force) seized 344 commercial motorcycles (Okada) in different parts of the state within one week. The Public Relations Officer of the Task force, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, disclosed the seizure in a statement on Sunday. Abdulraheem said the task force raided Abule-Ado area and […]
By Our Correspondent Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s administration would protect the rights of all Nigerians, regardless of their religious and ethnic beliefs. Shettima gave the assurance in Lagos at the sixth Nigeria World Maulid Anniversary National Conference and a special prayer by the Jam’iyyatu Ansariddeen Attijaniyya of Nigeria. He told the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Omniverse, a convergence platform for the brightest minds across African innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship will launch its inaugural Summit in Lagos, Nigeria, TheNewsZenith reports. APO Group said in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith that the platform is co-created with Innovation Support Network (ISN) as an ecosystem partner. ISN, it added, is […]
From Our Correspondent Kibaku Area Development Association urged the Federal Government to strengthen security against terrorist attacks in Chibok community in Borno State. The FCT Chairman of the association, Mr Mutah Nkeki, made the call at a news briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. The briefing is on the recent terrorist attacks on some Chibok communities […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde Investing in human capital development and staff motivation remain the best ways of repositioning the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), its CEO, Khalil Suleiman Halilu said. These, Halilu said, would propel the agency into a powerhouse of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) on the global scene. NASENI boss made […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government is reviewing the conditions and procedures for the sale of houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP). The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mamuda Mamman, announced this in a press statement at the weekend in Abuja. “The ministry is currently in the process […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a case of conspiracy, cyberstalking and threat to life. TheNewsZenith reports that this reaffirms the Force’s commitment to ensuring improved digital and physical safety of Nigerians. Parading the suspects (name withheld) at the weekend in Abuja, the Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi gave […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in DR Congo, late on Friday, announced disqualification of 82 candidates in the national and provincial legislative elections. CENI accused the candidates of fraud, corruption, vandalism of electoral materials and incitement to violence. It also axed them for alleged illegal detention of electrical voting devices on the polling day […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, inaugurated the new 80-bed capacity Maternal and Child Hospital, on Friday, in Imota, Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that residents of Imota LCDA trooped out with excitement to witness the inauguration of the medical facility. Our correspondent gathered that a federal lawmaker, representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command II, has released a rice-loaded bullion van impounded in April 2022 on the order of Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi. The Customs Area Controller, Olusola Alade, announced this to journalists, on Friday, in Abeokuta. Alade said Customs impounded the van after being found to […]