Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter OIL PRODUCTION climbed to an 11-month high in May 2026 in Nigeria, with output surpassing its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) production quota. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the country recorded an average crude oil production of 1,530,354 barrels per day (bpd) and 170,446bpd of ...
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 OVER 13,000 terrorists were neutralised within the past year as part of intensified military operations across the country, President Bola Tinubu has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President disclosed the figure on Friday during his Democracy Day address marking 27 years of uninterrupted civilia...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTIONS AND fines totalling $6 million have been imposed on 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the importation of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
By Babafemi Ojudu Revisiting “Gun Smuggling in the Niger Delta” (2004) IN MARCH 2004, I wrote an article for World Press Review titled "Gun Smuggling" in the Niger Delta. At the time, my concern was simple: too many guns were finding their way into the creeks of the Niger Delta, and too few people seemed alarmed by the implications. I warne...
By JKNewsMedia IN ALL, 273 customers have received N17.96 million one month after the launch of Season 5 of the 5 for 5 Rewards campaign, reflecting the early impact of the refreshed customer rewards platform. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the campaign was launched on May 2, 2026, as part of the bank's 81st anniversary celebration. In a statem...
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...
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...
