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Nigeria to begin exporting petroleum products in 2024 – NNPC

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 […]

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Arab, Muslim leaders demand end to Gaza war

Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries, on Saturday, called for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza. They rejected Israel’s justification of its actions against Palestinians as self-defence. The extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate “war crimes and crimes against humanity that Israel is committing” in […]

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Nigerian Senate urges ceasefire in Israeli-Hamas war

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. […]

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KNSG approves N40b for projects execution 

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 […]

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IFAD-VCDP tutors Agric workers on record keeping

“From Our Correspondent The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has advised Agriculture extension workers to improve their record-keeping to attract investments. Mrs Vera Onyeaka-Onyilo, Knowledge Management and Communication Adviser, IFAD-VCDP made the remarks at a training for the IFAD’s agriculture extension agents, on Monday, in Awka. Onyeaka-Onyilo said keeping good records […]

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FG, 12 pharmaceutical coys sign MOU on drugs security

From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 12 pharmaceutical companies as part of its efforts to guarantee medicine security. The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, announced the initiative at the signing of the MoU with NHIA Medicines Supply Initiative (NMSI) in Abuja. […]

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3 scientists win, share 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Three scientists, Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties, […]

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Schools reopen in Libya after deadly floods

Schools have reopened in the Libya’s eastern city of Derna, which was hit by deadly floods a few weeks ago. The flood caused thousands of casualties and great destruction. Libya’s Education Ministry said other schools would host students whose schools were flooded and destroyed. The ministry also prepared psychosocial support for students affected by floods. […]

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Israel forces kill 4 Palestinians in Gaza, W/Bank

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank and another one in a separate incident in the blockaded Gaza Strip. This is because Israel bars entry to thousands of Palestinian labourers from the coastal enclave. The West Bank raid took place, on Tuesday, in the Jenin refugee camp, with […]

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Remilekun: NIDCOM petitions EgyptAir

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. […]

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