By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELECTORAL PREPARATIONS have advanced as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed June 20 for the conduct of by elections in six states of the federation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman Prof Joash Amupitan announced the date during the swearing in of a new Natio...
By JKNewasMedia INCREASING TERRORISM concerns have led the United States (U.S.) to urge its citizens in the United Kingdom (UK) to remain vigilant after authorities announced a severe threat level. JKNewsMedia.com reports that authorities in the UK raised the national terrorism threat level from substantial to severe on Thursday after an antis...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ESCALATING ATTACKS across northern Mali have forced government troops and allied Russian mercenaries to surrender a strategic military base to armed rebel groups. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Mali’s army and its Russian allies withdrew from the Tessalit super camp near the Algerian border on Fr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELECTORAL PREPARATIONS have advanced as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed June 20 for the conduct of by elections in six states of the federation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman Prof Joash Amupitan announced the date during the swearing in of a new Natio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PLANS FOR a three-nation visit have been announced as President Bola Tinubu prepares to travel to France, Kenya and Rwanda JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President will depart Abuja on Saturday May 2 for the trip, with his first stop in France before proceeding to Nairobi to attend the Africa...
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 Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ESCALATING ATTACKS across northern Mali have forced government troops and allied Russian mercenaries to surrender a strategic military base to armed rebel groups. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Mali’s army and its Russian allies withdrew from the Tessalit super camp near the Algerian border on Fr...
By JKNewasMedia INCREASING TERRORISM concerns have led the United States (U.S.) to urge its citizens in the United Kingdom (UK) to remain vigilant after authorities announced a severe threat level. JKNewsMedia.com reports that authorities in the UK raised the national terrorism threat level from substantial to severe on Thursday after an antis...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PLANS FOR a three-nation visit have been announced as President Bola Tinubu prepares to travel to France, Kenya and Rwanda JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President will depart Abuja on Saturday May 2 for the trip, with his first stop in France before proceeding to Nairobi to attend the Africa...
By JKNewsMedia COMMEMORATION PLANS advanced as the Tunji Braithwaite Foundation (TBF) concluded arrangements for the 10th memorial anniversary of Dr Tunji Braithwaite scheduled for Saturday 2 May 2026 at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the event will feature the unveiling of a commemorative b...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION OF Nigerian workers’ contributions to national development took centre stage as digital solutions company Globacom commended their commitment and dedication. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the company gave the commendation as workers globally marked the 2026 International Workers Day (IWD). In a statement issued in La...
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...
By Joke Kujenya GROWING GLOBAL health crisis is tightening its grip as Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) continues to make once treatable infections harder and, in some cases, impossible to cure. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA), is raising concerns that AR continues to rank among the top ten global health threats...
