By JKNewsMedia PROSPECTIVE CORPS members will not be mobilised for national service without clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive comes as the NYSC prepares to mobilise another batch of prospective corps members whil...
Culled from CNN TWO PEOPLE in Michigan have died in connection with the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, health officials reported Monday. These are the first known deaths related to the multi-state outbreak of explosive diarrhea in the United States. “Two deaths have been identified as part of the cyclosporiasis outbreak affecting Michigan. Accord...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Report AGREEMENT ON the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza has been announced by United States (US), President Donald Trump, while Hamas and Israeli officials outlined conditions and responses surrounding the proposed plan. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Trump said on Truth Social tha...
By JKNewsMedia PROSPECTIVE CORPS members will not be mobilised for national service without clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive comes as the NYSC prepares to mobilise another batch of prospective corps members whil...
MORE STUDENTS benefited from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in the South-West than in any other geopolitical zone, with 308,998 beneficiaries, according to the latest data released by the agency. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figures compiled by NELFUND showed that North-Central followed with 290,102 beneficiaries, while North-W...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE IF ANYONE should ask me now, what is the centrepiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy, I am afraid I will not be able to coherently and confidently offer a response! This is despite the fact that I read - and still read - Political Science, teach it, and was a Foreign Affairs correspondent for two reputable national newspapers ...
By JKNewsMedia CUSTOMERS ACROSS Nigeria will receive a 10% discount on all Binatone products purchased between August 1 and August 31, 2026, under a one-month anniversary promotion unveiled by Global Appliances Nigeria Limited, the official distributor of the brand in Nigeria. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the company as official distributor o...
By Ebunoluwa Ololade, JKNewsMedia Reporter SWEEPING FEDERAL regulatory changes have prompted several US universities to advise foreign students to return to campus early and limit unnecessary overseas travel. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the advisories follow new Department of Homeland Security rules that end the long standing “duration of st...
By John Ekeh, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE UNITED Kingdom (UK)-led global study visa issuance in 2025, issuing nearly 395,000 new student visas as traditional study destinations faced policy changes and declining enrolments. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the UK issued 394,921 new study visas in 2025, surpassing major competitors including the Unit...
By JKNewsMedia CUSTOMERS ACROSS Nigeria will receive a 10% discount on all Binatone products purchased between August 1 and August 31, 2026, under a one-month anniversary promotion unveiled by Global Appliances Nigeria Limited, the official distributor of the brand in Nigeria. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the company as official distributor o...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter HIGH INTEREST rates pushed outstanding consumer credit down by 19.89 per cent to N3.78 trillion in 2025, marking the first annual decline in six years, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the apex bank disclosed this in its 2025 Annual Report and Statement of Acc...
By JKNewsMedia BETTER HEALTH continues to be one of the many benefits linked to palm trees through their fruits and the products derived from them. JKNewsMedia.com writes that widely valued for their economic importance, palm harvesters said different species including the oil palm, coconut palm and date palm also contribute to human well-bei...
Relief at returning home has quickly given way to haunting memories for survivors of the Oriire school abduction in Oyo State. In her first detailed account of the ordeal, rescued principal Mrs Rachael Alamu revealed that male teachers endured the harshest treatment in captivity, with some reportedly blindfolded, handcuffed, chained and restra...
By Joke Kujenya How Intelligence, Special Forces ended 57 days of captivity for Oyo schoolchildren and teachers . . . FIFTY-SEVEN harrowing days after gunmen stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting pupils, teachers and a school principal, a painstaking multi-agency security operation finally brought ever...
For years, residents of Olufa in Ondo State have watched an unfinished government-funded healthcare centre decay behind overgrown bushes. As expectant mothers travel dangerous roads, families sink into debt and lives are lost in medical emergencies, the abandoned project has become a painful symbol of broken promises and rural healthcare negle...
