By Adesola Alebiosu, JKNewsMedia Intern THIRD LARGEST borrower position from the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank (WB), has been retained by Nigeria despite a slight decline in its debt exposure in first quarter 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that according to IDA March 2026 financial s...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESENTATION OF Letters of Credence by Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States (US) took place at the White House in Washington DC, where Kayode Are formally presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump. JKNewsMedoa.com reports that the ceremony was held on Thursday, May 21 with an honour gu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNITED STATES President Donald Trump has praised Nigeria for its partnership with Washington following the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and one of the group’s most active battlefield commanders. JKNewsMedia.com repo...
By Adesola Alebiosu, JKNewsMedia Intern THIRD LARGEST borrower position from the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank (WB), has been retained by Nigeria despite a slight decline in its debt exposure in first quarter 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that according to IDA March 2026 financial s...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LARGE CONSIGNMENTS of illicit drugs intercepted at airports and border communities across Nigeria led to multiple arrests and seizures by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), including the arrest of a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune edition of Sunday, 24 May, 2026). SINCE THE Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Said Ahmad, announced at the last stakeholders meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), that the tenure of its Registrar, Professor Ishaq Ola...
By JKNewsMedia RAGING ISSUES over the growing push towards water privatisation in Africa and the exclusion of affected communities from the implementation of the Africa Water Vision 2063 have been raised by the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC), which warned that such an approach could weaken public accountability and threaten acc...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LARGE CONSIGNMENTS of illicit drugs intercepted at airports and border communities across Nigeria led to multiple arrests and seizures by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), including the arrest of a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune edition of Sunday, 24 May, 2026). SINCE THE Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Said Ahmad, announced at the last stakeholders meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), that the tenure of its Registrar, Professor Ishaq Ola...
By Joke Kujenya A SERIOUS mental health condition known as Schizophrenia and affecting around 23 million people worldwide continues to be widely misunderstood, with many living with it facing stigma, discrimination and limited access to proper care. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the condition causes psy...
By Emeka Monye IT WAS Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, who gave democracy one of its most enduring definitions: government of the people, by the people, for the people. The phrase is short, almost plain. But it carries a radical idea at its core — that legitimacy in politics comes not from palaces, military barracks, or t...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter GROSS DOMESTIC Product (GDP) growth rate in Nigeria slowed to 3.89 percent year-on-year in real terms in first quarter 2026 as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its latest GDP report on Monday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that NBS notes the figure marks a decline from 4.07 percent recorded...
By Joke Kujenya LIVES ARE being lost on roads at an alarming rate, with 1.19 million people dying every year from road traffic crashes, while between 20 million and 50 million more suffer non-fatal injuries, many resulting in disability. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the United Nations Road Safety Week (UNRSW), scheduled for 8 to 12 May, highl...
By Joke Kujenya ENDING MALARIA is now within reach as advances in science and innovation deliver new tools, even as global figures show the fight remains far from over. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the World Malaria Day 2026 centres on a renewed global campaign launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners under the theme “...
First published on February 10, 2013, by The Nation Newspaper. Concern over alleged wrong diagnosis from medical laboratories and diagnostic centres is growing, but these are not documented. (Back then) Assistant Editor (Investigations), JOKE KUJENYA, visited a number of such centres and reports. FROM CHILDHOOD, Miss Jemima (surname withheld...
