By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA HAS deepened its push towards a fully digitised economy after formalising a bilateral cooperation agreement with Finland, focusing on cybersecurity, digital governance, and innovation-led growth. JKNewsMedia.com that the Federal Government confirmed the development in an official statem...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA HAS deepened its push towards a fully digitised economy after formalising a bilateral cooperation agreement with Finland, focusing on cybersecurity, digital governance, and innovation-led growth. JKNewsMedia.com that the Federal Government confirmed the development in an official statem...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A MAJOR European Union (EU) funding package aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system and broader economy was unveiled in March 2026, with officials confirming a combined investment of up to €290 million under the bloc’s Global Gateway strategy. JKNewsMedia.com reports the announcement...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent USE OF a courtroom for activities unrelated to judicial proceedings has drawn condemnation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following an incident at the Federal High Court, Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the association expressed grave concern over an incident involving Omoyele Sowo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRINCE WILLIAM and Princess Catherine, both Prince and Princess of Wales, met with and greeted Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, ahead of a short ride to Windsor Castle, where King Charles III awaits the disti...
By Owei Lakemfa WASHINGTON's THREE blind mice. Donald Trump, their President. Marco Rubio his Secretary of State and Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defence, now transformed into Secretary of War. A trinity of the greedy, the liar and the lawless, nesting in territorial and colonial delusions. In carrying out mass destruction and massacres as they ...
By JKNewsMedia Politics RISING POLITICAL tension now surrounds Saki West, Saki East and Atisbo Federal Constituency as the general election draws closer, with the contest widely seen as a make or mar moment for the area. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the constituency is described as yearning for more quality representation than what is present...
By Joke Kujenya FOCUS ON mentorship and wellbeing shaped the maiden Female Journalists Timeout convened under the initiative of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) as part of activities marking Women’s Month. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ace broadcaster and veteran journalist, Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede arrived first, fol...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent VOTE BY the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday will decide on a resolution designating the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. JKNewsMedia.com reports Ghana’s President John Mahama visited the UN headquarters to promote the “historic” gest...
By Salient Times Online ….20states fail to disclose any council financial records despite ongoing allocations …Ekiti, Cross River emerge as benchmarks for grassroots accountability A CIVIC technology organisation, BudgIT, has raised fresh concerns over transparency in Nigeria’s local government system, revea ling that only 10 states currently...
By Joke Kujenya URGENT EFFORTS to end tuberculosis are the focal point as World Tuberculosis Day (WTD) is observed on 24 March, with a renewed call for action under the theme “Yes! We can end TB.” JKNewsMedia.com reports that the theme is described as a bold call to action and a message of hope, affirming that it is possible to get back on tr...
By Joke Kujenya FOCUS ON mentorship and wellbeing shaped the maiden Female Journalists Timeout convened under the initiative of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) as part of activities marking Women’s Month. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ace broadcaster and veteran journalist, Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede arrived first, fol...
By Joke Kujenya MILLIONS OF preventable child deaths continue despite decades of progress, with new estimates showing 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figures, released in a new report titled Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, show most of these ...
By JKNewsMedia APOLOGIES TO our much-respected audience. While silence is often read as absence, that wasn't the case with us. Inside JKNewsMedia.com, it signalled something else, while we couldn't not help the situation due to another important engagement; it also affords us the time to pause to rethink, recalibrate, and return with purpose....
