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 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 Kofoworola Fakeye THE FEDERAL Ministry of Finance has approved payments to more than 1,240 contractors, providing immediate liquidity support to businesses across the country and reinforcing the Federal Government's commitment to meeting its financial obligations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approval was granted by the Minister of Fin...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAXIMUM REINMBURSABLE imprest available to ministers has been reduced to N700,000 as the Federal Government (FG) introduces stricter controls on public spending across Ministries, Departments and Agencies. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the measures are contained in the 2026 Annual General Imprest Warra...
By Rasheed Otun MY DOCTORAL research began with the title “𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺” and later evolved into “𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲” after the University of Lagos awarded me a six-month research grant as a visiting scholar at the University of Georgia. During the course of that research, I realized that what terrorists seek most is publicity. A la...
By JKNewsMedia INTENSIFIED EFFORTS to tackle period poverty remained the focus as the Pad Me A Girl Empowerment Foundation (PMAGEF) called for collective action to ensure that no girl is denied education, dignity or opportunity because of menstruation. The call was made during the commemoration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day held at Isolog Co...
By John Nzerue, JKNewsMedia Sports Reporter RECORD REPRESENTATION awaits the continent awaits the continent at the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup as 10 nations prepare to compete in the tournament hosted by the United States *U.S.), Mexico and Canada. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the expanded African conting...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of Sunday, 7 May, 2026). EFFECTIVE COMMUNICCATION is two-way traffic. Those who govern need to communicate their activities and the reasons for them to the people they bear rule over. Those being ruled also need to let rulers know how effective or ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye THE FEDERAL Ministry of Finance has approved payments to more than 1,240 contractors, providing immediate liquidity support to businesses across the country and reinforcing the Federal Government's commitment to meeting its financial obligations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approval was granted by the Minister of Fin...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAXIMUM REINMBURSABLE imprest available to ministers has been reduced to N700,000 as the Federal Government (FG) introduces stricter controls on public spending across Ministries, Departments and Agencies. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the measures are contained in the 2026 Annual General Imprest Warra...
By Tunde Rahman The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing one teacher in a heinous assault on our nation’s security and educational system. The Nigerian Union of Teachers and s...
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...
