From Our Correspondent Sen. Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, on Friday, scolded the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri narrow gauge rail project. Fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt, Alkali described the project as “disappointing”. The minister was in Rivers to inspect the work sites in Port-Harcourt and Kom-Kom Community in Oyigbo […]
By Abdullah Olalekan Abdulfatah Closures, Closures, Closures !!!!🤔 If you’ve ever felt puzzled by closures in JavaScript, you’re in good company. You could be using closures every day in your code and not even know it! Yep, true story. Believe it or not, I once aced a closure-based interview question without fully understanding what closures […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umaru Danbatta, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the key to driving societal, economic and well-being of African peoples. Danbatta made the remarks at the opening of the 11th Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition (DACE), held, on Wednesday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new numbering format for fixed lines in the nation’s telephoning system. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the new format is in keeping with NCC’s responsibilities under the enabling law, the […]
By Our Correspondent Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, gubernatorial candidate of Lagos PDP in the 2023 general elections, has called for diligence in the investigation into the death of an Afrobeats musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba. Adediran (a.k.a JANDOR) made the call in a statement issued by Gbenga Ogunleye, Head of Media and Communications for JANDOR4GOVERNOR Campaign Organisation, […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has petitioned the Egyptair management over its non-responsiveness on the death of a Nigerian, Ms Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye. TheNewsZenith reports that Meshioye died on board the Egyptian airline on Sept. 4. In the petition she personally sighed, NIDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa demanded justice from the airline. […]
By Our Correspondent The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Sa’idu Alkali, has assured staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) of improved welfare to enhance productivity. Alkali announced the proposed welfare package during a familiarisation visit to the NRC headquarters in Ebute-Meta, Lagos. He also assured the corporation of the ministry’s support toward realising its statutory […]
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. […]