By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Government has warned that it will not tolerate attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, as anti-migrant protests intensify in the country, and another batch of voluntary returnees arrives home. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the warning came from Ademola Oshodi, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter FORMER GREATER Manchester Mayor and Labour heavyweight, Andy Burnham, is set to become the United Kingdom (UK)'s next Prime Minister following the resignation announcement by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, ending a turbulent chapter in British politics less than two years after Labour's landslide elect...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government (FG) has postponed the evacuation of Nigerian citizens seeking to return home from South Africa (SA) following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence targeting foreign nationals in parts of the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the first batch of evacuees, initially scheduled ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme have received approval from President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council (FEC), marking the first holistic review of the scheme in its 53-year history. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approved reforms are intended to ...
By Koforoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LONG RUNNING negotiations over university workers' welfare reached a new stage on Monday as the Federal Government (FG) formalised the renegotiated 2009 agreement with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated ...
By Owei Lakemfa My Lord, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, was beaten to second place by his colleague in Abuja, Honourable Justice Peter Lifu, in the race for the judge that constitutes the gravest danger to democracy. Justice Lifu was so much in a hurry to claim the title that when the Court of Appeal ordered...
By JKNewsMedia KEEPING PREPAID subscribers connected despite low airtime balance has prompted Globacom to enhance its Borrow Me Credit service with simplified access requirements and additional borrowing options. JKNMedia.com reports that the digital solutions company said millions of active prepaid subscribers across the country can now qual...
By Joke Kujenya THERE ARE moments when silence says more than words ever could. This is one such moment. For days now, I have struggled to understand the deafening silence surrounding the abducted teachers and pupils in Oyo State. Every passing day without clear information deepens the anguish of their families and leaves the rest of us wonder...
By Koforoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LONG RUNNING negotiations over university workers' welfare reached a new stage on Monday as the Federal Government (FG) formalised the renegotiated 2009 agreement with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated ...
By Joke Kujenya WHEN THE sun sets in many villages across Sub-Saharan Africa, darkness settles in almost instantly. It's been like that for eons of years. Often, thousands of homes without electricity rely on kerosene lamps or candles, while families prepare evening meals over smoky wood fires that fill kitchens with harmful fumes. JKNewsMedi...
By David Nkolo, JKNewsMedia Contributor RISING UNIVERSITY tuition fees are pushing some Nigerian students to defer admission or abandon their studies, while public universities with relatively low charges are attracting greater attention ahead of the 2026/2027 admission exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the renewed focus follows the Nige...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line CAPTAIN FANTASTIC of the Reds of Canada, Stephen Eustaquto who plays for Los Angeles FC on Sunday night at the Los Angeles Stadium in California (his familiar ground) sent home the Boys Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the first knockout match if round of 32 games in injury time. Captain and ...
By Yomi Ayoade, JKNewsMedia Intern NIGERIANS PLANNING to relocate abroad for education, employment or professional development now have fresh opportunities as Ireland expands access to university admissions, skilled employment and government-funded fellowships ahead of the 2026 academic and recruitment cycle. JKNewsMedia.com reports that with...
By Fatimah Idera and Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporters -- When tradition meets violence, survivors carry lifelong trauma as justice lags behind. . . A 13-YEAR-old girl once narrated she was repeatedly raped in the place she should have been safest – home. Years later, her name still echoes through Nigeria’s unfinished conversation on Gen...
By Joke Kujenya AT MILE 12 Market in Lagos, traders call out prices of fruits and vegetables as buyers call out prices of fruits and vegetables as buyers pause between baskets of tomatoes, leafy greens and plantain, weighing what goes home and what is left behind. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in many households, the same daily calculation con...
