By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s SPENDING on imported food declined in 2025 as new figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fourth quarter 2025 statistical bulletin showed a reduction in food import expenditure even as total imports rose sharply. JKNewsMedia.com reports that food import spending fell to $2.34 billion in 2025 from $2.53 billion ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTION HAS come for four persons charged over the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, with the Federal High Court in Abuja finding them guilty on all nine counts preferred against them by the Federal Government (FG). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Justice Emeka N...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FAMILY of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu who is also a leading gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has confirmed the kidnapping of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul. JKNewsMedia.com ...
By Sandile Dlamini, Founder, JuiceMe AS MORE companies expand across African markets, one challenge continues to constrain growth: the complexity of hiring, paying, and managing talent across multiple jurisdictions. Despite rising investment flows, stronger regional trade ambitions under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and a ...
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 Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter URGENT CALLS for government action to secure the safe return of abducted pupils and teachers intensified in Ibadan as Civil Society (CSOs) groups staged a protest over the incident in Oyo State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that eighteen days after, protesters demanded urgent action as they marched throug...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FAMILY of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu who is also a leading gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has confirmed the kidnapping of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul. JKNewsMedia.com ...
By Emeka Monye NIGERIA’s DEMOCRACY is not a comedy show. Yet as we edge closer to the 2027 general elections, the conduct of many political gladiators suggests otherwise. The stage is filling up fast. As of the last count, over ten presidential aspirants have already emerged across major and fringe political parties. On paper, this should sig...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line ...Awaits Benin in Final Hurdle to the World Cup. THE FLAMINGOES of Nigeria (U17 female football team) on Sunday at the Remo Star Stadium in Shagamu, Ogun State of Nigeria whipped their Guinean counterparts 6-0 after drubbing the Guineans 5-0 in the first leg in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 23rd M...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTION HAS come for four persons charged over the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, with the Federal High Court in Abuja finding them guilty on all nine counts preferred against them by the Federal Government (FG). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Justice Emeka N...
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...
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 “...
