By Dr Josephine O. Soboyejo, Ph.D., CCLC I AM not engaging in rhetoric or supporting or opposing, as many Nigerians are doing right now. I want to present the facts I have gathered through research and personal investigation. I spent forty-five years in the political space of Nigeria, serving as an elected member of the Federal House of Repres...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has unveiled plans to provide $2,000 payments to low- and middle-income United States (U.S.) citizens, funded by revenue from tariffs on imports from countries including China, Mexico, and Canada. Any remaining tariff income would be directed toward reducing the national debt, which currently exceeds $38...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CHAIR, SAMIR Shah, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has formally apologised for an “error of judgement” in how a documentary edited a speech by President Donald Trump, BBC News has confirmed. The apology follows a letter sent by President Trump threatening legal action against the broadca...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025, is expected to receive presidential assent this week, marking a major step in Nigeria’s bid to consolidate its digital transformation and governance reforms. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a stat...
By Dr Josephine O. Soboyejo, Ph.D., CCLC I AM not engaging in rhetoric or supporting or opposing, as many Nigerians are doing right now. I want to present the facts I have gathered through research and personal investigation. I spent forty-five years in the political space of Nigeria, serving as an elected member of the Federal House of Repres...
By JKNewsMedia DEMONSTRATING ITS continued commitment to corporate social responsibility with a targeted intervention, Fidelity Bank Plc has extended its support to residents of the Makoko waterfront community in Lagos. The bank provided boats, educational materials, food items, and essential relief packages to improve the welfare of the comm...
By Joke Kujenya IN A decisive move to safeguard young people’s wellbeing, the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has approved a nationwide ban preventing children under 16 from using social media platforms. The measure, one of the first of its kind globally, follows the passage of the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum A...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CHANGE ARRIVED not with a loud announcement but with the hum of algorithms and the silent precision of code. Inside the Media Centre for Promotion of Safety Awareness (MCPoSA) auditorium on 4 November 2025, journalists, editors, and media students gathered to confront the new frontier of their ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RESIDENTS AFFECTED by the ongoing Ibadan Circular Road project received a measure of relief as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, extended financial assistance to those whose properties were demolished during the exercise carried out by the Oyo State Government. The minister, who is also a 2027 gov...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed active collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) to trace and dismantle the international cartel responsible for the importation of a 1,000-kilogram cocaine ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025, is expected to receive presidential assent this week, marking a major step in Nigeria’s bid to consolidate its digital transformation and governance reforms. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani...
By Joke Kujenya THE FUTURE of health demands responsible Artificial Intelligence according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Sweeping across hospital corridors and rural clinics alike, the march of artificial intelligence is already reshaping the way patients are diagnosed, medicines are discovered, and epidemics are tracked, the world h...
By Joke Kujenya SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCED they have disclosed that critical patterns hidden in the bloodstream are helping them decode how malaria progresses, unlocking a path to faster, life-saving treatments for severe cases. Researchers at Karolinska Institute said they have identified more than 250 proteins that undergo dramatic changes durin...
By Joke Kujenya A STARK warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) has reignited calls for urgent global action as rising tobacco industry interference stalls momentum in public health efforts. The new Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report, launched at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, presents a mixed picture, documentin...
