By Our Correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advised political aides to avoid any actions capable of tarnishing the reputation of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima gave the advice at the opening of a retreat and sensitisation programme for political aides and senior Civil Servants on Monday in Abuja. The topic of the programme is “Forging a […]
By Our Correspondent A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday, sentenced 25-year-old security guard, Edu Nkanu, to seven years in prison for stealing. Nkanu, who resides at No 14, Babatunde St., Off Ogunlana Drive, Surulere. Lagos faces charges of stealing compressors of air conditioners valued at N380,000 belonging to his employer. The Magistrate, […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has engaged transport stakeholders on the “Safe To Load” programme, to prevent accidents during the Ember months. The programme is part of the annual Command’s Stakeholders Engagement on the implementation of the programme, held on Wednesday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of the engagement […]
By Our Correspondent Three persons have died while one other sustained injuries in a lone accident around Area J4 on the Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway on Saturday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the accident involving a Toyota sienna car that plunged into Omo river around Area J4. Spokesperson of FRSC, Florence Okpe, told newsmen […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The new NASENI boss is Mr Khalil Halilu, 32. He replaces Dr Bashir Gwandu. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity announced the appointment in […]
From Our Correspondent The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has urged employers and companies seeking to obtain pension clearance certificates to stop using touts and agents. The Head of Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru, said this in a statement, on Friday, in Abuja. “The use of touts and agents to obtain pension clearance certificate […]
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has activated the Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) to fulfil needful job opportunities for Nigerian youths. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Thursday. Muoka stated that this move was beyond NCC’s efforts at providing essential emergency response services to […]
The Akwa Ibom State Government has sealed off a Chinese mining firm, Ruitai Mining Company, for failing to produce an operation licence. State’s Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Chief Uno Eno, announced the closure at a news briefing in Uyo on Tuesday. Eno said the firm could not provide authorisation documents for mining titanium […]
The Lagos State’s Blue Line Railway will begin commercial operations on Monday, Sept. 4, according to the Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, Managing Director of LAMATA announced this at a Press briefing and test-running of the train at Marina on Wednesday. Akinajo said the commercial operation of the transport system […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is irrevocably committed to pursuing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Four-Ds agenda for national development. Foreign Affairs Minister, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, gave this assurance when receiving the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa in his office, on Tuesday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports […]