By Our Correspondent The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has written to intimating the INEC of alleged plans by some groups to change the party’s logo. The party also wrote to Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its 2023 presidential candidate, to end the MoU it entered with the Kwankwasia group for the 2023 general elections. TheNewsZenith reports […]
From Our Correspondent Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, Tuesday, said that the Immigration Service cleared backlogs of 60,000 passports in four days. TheNewsZenith reports that this is out of over 200,000 pending passport applications nationwide. Tunji-Ojo announced this when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, visited him in […]
By Peter Ejiofor A Ugandan national, suspected to be on a revenge mission against his father, has set fire to the automobile workshop in Vom Hagen Street, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) said in a statement, on Tuesday in Pretoria, that the suspected arsonist destroyed nine cars and auto parts. […]
India’s factory activity, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 5.7 per cent in July, the government data showed on Tuesday. For the month, the quick estimates of IIP with the 2011-12 fiscal year’s base stand at 142. In July, the indices of industrial production for mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors stood at […]
From Our Correspondent in Ibadan A new Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE), says it emerged for the promotion of national unity and a front for secession. Interim President of the group, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, announced this at a media briefing, on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State. Onigbinde said the CYE is […]
From Our Correspondent The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will enhance the quality of Nigeria’s herbal products to global standards. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave this assurance in a message to commemorate the 2023 International Traditional Medicine Day. TheNewsZenith reports that the United Nations celebrate International […]
From Our Correspondent The management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma in Edo has disowned one Pascal, paraded as a suspected cultist in the state, as its student. The spokesman of the university, Mike Ade Aladenika, gave the disclaimer in a statement at the weekend in Ekpoma. Aladenika said the claims of the alleged suspect, trending […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has reiterated his administration’s commitment to fostering standard of nursing education in the state. Bello gave the assurance at the 6th combined convocation of the Kogi State College of Nursing and Midwifery in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area. The governor said: “We will maintain the priority of […]
From Our Correspondent in Maiduguri President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 housing units in seven states, Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced. Shettima announced, in Maiduguri, the construction at the commissioning of projects executed by the Borno State Government in the last 100 days. TheNewsZenith reports that the houses will be located in […]
From Our Correspondent Broadband penetration nearing 50% by year-end According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) computation, the telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, announced […]