The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given Friday, April 28 as deadline for boards, agencies and commissions of State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare managers to remit 2023 Hajj fare. Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, Chairman of the commission gave the deadline during a meeting with Chief Executives of State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards and other stakeholders in […]
Global sales of electric cars are set to soar by 35 per cent in 2023, expanding overall car market share to close to a fifth, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. In its annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook, IEA said it sold more than 10 million electric cars worldwide in 2022. It added […]
By Our Correspondent in Abuja The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it will attract $20 billion in free zone investment in Delta State. The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba made the pledge at the license presentation of the Delta Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) to the state government, on Wednesday, in […]
Nigeria has recorded more than 152 deaths from Lassa fever this year, according to latest statistics from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). NCDC reported 788 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across the country in 2023. It said new confirmed cases stood at nine in the current week from a peak of […]
Climate activists brought road traffic to a standstill in the German capital Berlin, on Monday, causing widespread tailbacks that also blocked emergency vehicles. Berlin Police twitter that they dismantled over 20 blockades by activists and took more than 40 people into custody. The Police deployed around 500 officers to handle the situation. “We do not […]
Football enthusiasts have tipped a veteran football referee and university Don, Suleiman Usman Omeiza, to emerge President of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA). The NewsZenith reports that election of new national officers of NRA holds on Saturday, April 29 in Ilorin. Sources close to the Council of NRA have expressed optimism that Omeiza would emerge […]
Gunmen have abducted the Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) in Bayelsa State, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo. The Police spokesperson in Rivers, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the abduction on Monday. Iringe-Koko said Izonfuo was abducted on Sunday alongside her driver and maid at the Ogbakiri Junction on the East-West Road. The trio were returning […]
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has begun verification of insured depositors of Peak Merchant Bank in-liquidation. This is with a view to paying their insured sums. Such payment is in line with the corporation’s mandate of deposit guaranty and reimbursement of depositors following a bank failure. Bashir Nuhu, NDIC Director of Communication and Public […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke As I wrote this piece, my earbuds burst to send salty water cascading down my cheeks. The droplets of warm water tears soon wet my wears. It is the story of a mother hen that laid no eggs. Her ovaries weren’t good enough to release eggs any sperm can fertilise to carry […]
By Our Correspondent in Ogere-Remo The Chief Imam of the Ogere Remo Muslim Community in Ogun State, Alhaji Imam Misbaudeen Salako has charged Muslims faithful to sustain the spirit of fasting beyond Ramadan period. Salako gave the admonition during the Eid-ul-Fitri prayer held to round off the month of Ramadan on Friday in Ogere-Remo. The […]