From Our Correspondent Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) Onne Area 11 Command in Rivers State, has inaugurated a new secretariat complex housing a canteen and unisex saloon, TheNewsZenith reports. The Association also donated food items to some widows of the command as part of efforts to improve on welfare of officers’ families. During the inauguration […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) has pledged to increase support for its African partner countries ahead of the crucial COP28 climate change conference. To this end, ACG on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced it would allocate up to $50 billion to help build resilient infrastructure and inclusive societies in the African […]
From Our Correspondent Various security agencies have deployed no fewer than 40,000 operatives to ensure hitch-fee polls during the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi State. The head of the security committee, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Habu Sani, announced this at a press conference, on Thursday, in Lokoja. Sani, from the Intelligence Department, […]
From Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to honour some performing governors and lawmakers elected on its platform in a Productivity Award. The Chairman of APC NewsOnline, Dr Tom Ohikere, told newsmen on Thursday, that the award would take place on Nov. 25 in Abuja. Ohikere said the party would also […]
From Our Correspondent The Ondo State Government, on Thursday, reiterated the need to return to school sports with a view to identify, nurture and promote raw talents. Mr Bamidele Ologunloluwa, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, made this remark while opening a workshop organised for sports technocrats in the state. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]
From Our Correspondent Wife of Edo Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki has threatened legal action against public officials who marginalise women in appointments, especially at the local government level. Obaseki made the threat Wednesday evening at the Edo Women Summit, to mark the 2023 Alaghodaro Summit in Benin City. TheNewsZenith reports that the event attracted women […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke It is, indeed, troubling that most noble reform ideas, initiatives, projects and programmes are never welcome. Soon after the commencement of implementation, they ran into a glitch. They get abandoned. What the government spent billions of dollars on in publicity and publications campaigns and rallies are soon consigned into waste bins of […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has dismissed speculative reports of domestic price surge of cooking gas known as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development at NLNG dismissed the speculation in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Wednesday. “The speculation is indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of Nigeria’s […]
From Our Correspondent The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) association says time has come to work with the Federal Government, stop strikes and ensure an adequate supply of petroleum products. Mr Lucky Osesua, President of PTD, while chatting with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Osesua urged PTD members nationwide to go about their normal duties to […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida say effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes. Maida made these remarks while speaking at the 11th Anniversary Lecture Series of RealNews Magazine, on Tuesday, in Lagos. “ICT plays a critical role in […]