By Joke Kujenya SINCE YESTERDAY, few public remarks have exposed Nigeria's economic anxieties as sharply as First Lady Oluremi Tinubu's comments that small grants can help women build livelihoods by frying akara, roasting corn or producing kuli-kuli. The backlash was immediate. To many Nigerians battling rising living costs, the remarks soun...
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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA's IDENTITY management framework has received a legislative update following the signing of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Interior described the signing as a ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LATEST APPOINTMENTS across key operational, command, training and administrative positions have been approved by the Nigerian Army as part of efforts to strengthen its response to evolving security challenges. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the changes received approval from the Chief of Army Staff, Li...
By Bola BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK, the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, OON, SAN, made a very powerful case for state policing, insisting it is the panacea for the insecurity fast enveloping the entire country. One of my highly esteemed readers aptly summarised Dr. Ajulo’s submission thus: “Can Nigeria d...
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 Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter KIDNAPPING OF 279 persons and the killing of 842 people across Nigeria in May 2026 was recorded in figures from Nextier’s Nigeria Violent Conflicts Database. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the data recorded 156 violent incidents during the month and showed an increase in insecurity compared with May 20...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia ReporterJKN ERSTWHILE PRIME Minister of United Kingdom (UK), Keir Starmer, has resigned as British PM and leader of the Labour Party (LP), saying he had “heard the answer” from his party on whether he was best placed to lead it into the next general election and “accepts that answer with good grace”. JKNewsMedia...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN the United States (US) and Iran opened on an uneasy footing in Burgenstock, Switzerland, as both sides exchanged threats and raised doubts over prospects for a breakthrough following an initial agreement signed last week to end the war. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the talks are int...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADING UNIVERSITIES across Africa strengthened their presence in global higher education rankings for 2026, with institutions from South Africa and Egypt dominating the continent’s top 10 list while Nigeria’s University of Ibadan (UI) emerged as the only West African university to secure a place among ...
By JKNewsMedia A FORTIFIED industrial scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian Mexican cartel has been uncovered and dismantled in the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, with five suspects arrested during the operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said. JKNewsM...
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...
