A Legal practitioner in Lagos, Mr Francis Ogunbowale, on Wednesday, criticised the state government for introducing a N1,000 compulsory Proof of Ownership Certificate, (POC) levy on vehicles. Reacting on the levy, Ogunbowale, member of NBA-Public Interest and Development Law, described it as another form of double taxation. Ogunbowale, a , spoke in reaction to the […]
The locals around the Marina Resort area, in collaboration with the Police, have recovered the bodies of three medical students missing after a boat mishap in Calabar, Cross River on Saturday. The rescue team recovered the bodies on Monday morning. The NewsZenith gathered that the bodies recovered comprised of two male and one female students […]
The Managing Director of Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, has sensitised residents of Badagry on the need to patronage ferry services which guarantee seamless transportation. Balogun made the plea during a stakeholders meeting held at Ferry Terminal, Ebute Miller, Marina Badagry on Tuesday. Represented by Mrs Bunmi Mofunlewi, the Head of Administration and […]
The immediate past Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has received the prestigious National Honours Award of Order of the Niger (OON). Former President Muhammadu Buhari had listed Bello among recipients of honours, before expiration of his administration on May 29. The NewsZenith reports that Bello received the award in […]
The Federal Government of Nigerian has taken delivery of aircraft Boeing 737-800 Abuja to launch the ‘Nigeria Air’. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Sen. Hadi Sirika, took delivery of the aircraft on behalf of the Federal Government, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, on Friday in Abuja. Sirika said the number of aircraft in the […]
An F-18 multi-use fighter, belonging to the Spanish Air Force, crashed on Saturday at the air force base on the outskirts of Zaragoza city, northeast Spain. The crash caused injury to the pilot’s legs. The accident happened at around 12.10 p.m. local time (1010 GMT), while the pilot was practising manoeuvres ahead of a forthcoming […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N449.9 million to develop master plans for 17 airports in the country. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President (Media and Publicity), announced this to newsmen after FEC meeting in Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the Council meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The affected airports […]
Eight persons died while seven others sustained injuries in a road accident, which occurred at Kili village on the Darazo-Kari Federal Highway on Thursday night. The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi, Yusuf Abdullahi confirmed the accident on Friday. In a press statement in Bauchi, Abdullahi said the accident involved […]
Sales of Chinese-made electric cars are booming in Germany, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), said on Friday. Their share of imported electric drive passenger cars surged to 28.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2023. This figure compared with 7.8 per cent in the same period last year. German imports of Chinese-made electric cars […]
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 […]