From Our Correspondent Anambra State Government, in collaboration with security operatives, on Wednesday, rescued six pregnant teenagers from ‘a baby-making factory’ at Umunya in Oyi Local Government of the state. Dr Afam Obidike, the state Commissioner for Health, told journalists that the baby factory, where babies were being sold was named: “Mother and Child Hospital […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has released 500 million dollars to various sectors in its determination to address the backlog of verified foreign exchange transactions. Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, said this in a a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to Sidi-Ali, this comes barely a week […]
Tanzania’s Central Bank, on Friday, set its main interest rate at 5.5 per cent in a bid to contain inflation within its target and boost economic growth. The Bank of Tanzania had said earlier this month it would start using a benchmark interest rate to signal its monetary policy direction. “The CBR (Central Bank Rate) […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity announced the President’s remarks in a statement, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Tinubu made the remarks when he received a delegation […]
An imam shot outside a Newark mosque in New Jersey state has succumbed to gunshot wounds, American authorities said. Imam Hassan Sharif was shot more than once after 6.00 a.m. outside Masjid-Muhammad-Newark mosque, officials say, amid surge in Islamophobic attacks in America since Israel’s brutal war on besieged Gaza. New Jersey Attorney General, Matt Platkin, […]
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) have mistakenly killed three Israelis held hostage by the Hamas Freedom Fighters, on Saturdday, in the Gaza Strip. According to a Deutche Welle report quoting the Israeli military, the hostages were carrying a stick with a makeshift white flag, at the tine IDF shot them dead. The accidental killing of […]
By Abdulfathah Babatunde The ‘All On’ and Global Energy Alliance For People and Planet (GEAPP) have announced a joint $15 million investment to expand the Demand Aggregation for Renewable Technology (DART) programme in Benue State of Nigeria. They announced this additional investment during Energy Day on the sideline of the World Bank event on Distributed […]
From Our Correspondent Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has projected Nigeria will become a net exporter of petroleum products, come 2024. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, made this revelation during a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. Kyari said all […]
From Our Correspondent The Senate, on Tuesday, urged the federal government to work with the United Nations towards immediate ceasefire in Israeli-Hamas war. The upper chamber of the National Assembly also urged the government to press for a two-state solution to end the conflict. Thousands of people, including women, children and aid workers died in the avoidable war. […]
From Our Correspondent Kano State Government has approved the release of more than N40.35 billion for the execution of various projects for the benefit of the people. Baba Halilu Dantiye, the state Information Commissioner, announced in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday. Dantiye stated that the state Executive Council approved about N16 billion to […]