By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DELIBERATIONS ON alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians abroad have led the Senate to approve a fact-finding and diplomatic mission to South Africa. JKNewsMedia.com reports that lawmakers resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate rising...
By Joke Kujenya WARNING OF economic retaliation has been issued by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to the South African government over recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the association conveyed its position in a letter addressed to the South African High Commiss...
By Joke Kujenya COST OF return to Nigeria will be borne by citizens seeking voluntary repatriation from South Africa, with the government stating it will only facilitate and coordinate the process. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the position was disclosed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa on Monday during a press confe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DELIBERATIONS ON alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians abroad have led the Senate to approve a fact-finding and diplomatic mission to South Africa. JKNewsMedia.com reports that lawmakers resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate rising...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CLOSURE OF the main gates at the University of Ibadan (UI) followed a nationwide industrial action by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) over delayed renegotiation and implementation of a 2009 agreement with the ...
By Owei Lakemfa COLOUFULLY DRESSED. Waving flags. Singing. Wriggling waists. Exchanging banters. Backslapping. Workers danced at various venues on Friday, commemorating the 2026 May Day. Their smiling faces camouflaged their pains. But their banners and placards revealed their inner thoughts. Their collective speeches tell stories of hunger, g...
By JKNewsMedia NINE YEARS of digital banking innovation is being marked as Wema Bank Plc celebrates the anniversary of ALAT by Wema, described as Africa’s first fully digital bank. Launched in 2017, ALAT by Wema was introduced as a response to limitations in traditional banking including long queues, physical barriers, and slow processes. The...
By JKNewsMedia DIRECT PRIMARY elections will be used by the All Progressives Congress across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the 2026 election cycle. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the party confirmed the decision in a formal notification issued to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its members na...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DELIBERATIONS ON alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians abroad have led the Senate to approve a fact-finding and diplomatic mission to South Africa. JKNewsMedia.com reports that lawmakers resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate rising...
By Joke Kujenya COST OF return to Nigeria will be borne by citizens seeking voluntary repatriation from South Africa, with the government stating it will only facilitate and coordinate the process. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the position was disclosed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa on Monday during a press confe...
By Owei Lakemfa NIGERIANS AND Africans have no friends in Israel. They may, amongst the Israeli people, but not in its establishment which is wedded to a philosophy of violence, repression, exploitation and genocide. Therefore, Nigerians must be on alert and view with suspicion, Israel's overt and strenuous attempts to befriend the continent,...
By Joke Kujenya WARNING OF economic retaliation has been issued by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to the South African government over recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the association conveyed its position in a letter addressed to the South African High Commiss...
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...
