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. […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Monday, assured users of the Blue-Line light rail of maximum security while on board the system. Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance as he joined the rail as its first passenger during its inaugural commercial operation. Speaking after a ride on the light rail, he expressed gratitude […]
By Our Correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advised political aides to avoid any actions capable of tarnishing the reputation of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima gave the advice at the opening of a retreat and sensitisation programme for political aides and senior Civil Servants on Monday in Abuja. The topic of the programme is “Forging a […]
By Our Correspondent Public and private schools in many areas of Lagos experienced a very low turnout of students as schools resumed the 2023/2024 academic session on Monday, TheNewsZenith reports. Our correspondent visited schools in Mushin, Yaba, Lagos Mainland and Apapa among others to observe the schools’ resumption. The correspondent noticed a few parents dropping […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has engaged transport stakeholders on the “Safe To Load” programme, to prevent accidents during the Ember months. The programme is part of the annual Command’s Stakeholders Engagement on the implementation of the programme, held on Wednesday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of the engagement […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke One of my lieutenants in office shared a story on our whatsapp group platform. The story forced me to reflect on how public or institutional service provider earns bad reputation from the masses. The story: A mad man handed his cheque to a bank teller and said, “I would like to withdraw […]