By Joke Kujenya AMIDST the recent uproar over a significant electricity tariff hike in Nigeria, which saw rates surge from N66 to N225 per kilowatt hour (kwh) for Band A customers, new data reveals Nigeria’s continued status among West Africa’s nations with the lowest electricity tariffs. Released on April 3,2024, the tariff increase by the [&...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter EMPHASIZING his administration’s dedication to the state civil service, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has reiterated the government pledge to fulfil all promises made to public servants. This assurance was echoed during the official swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, as the 20th newly appoi...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter STRATEGIZING to broaden the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s influence in the South-South geopolitical zone, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged party members to amplify their efforts to extend the party’s reach beyond its current boundaries. Akpabio made the remarks during a courtesy visit by APC ...
By Helen Okechuckwu, JKNMedia Reporter A WELL-known grocery and cosmetics supermarket situated in Dugbe in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been closed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) as a precautionary measure. The closure follows the completion of an investigation conducted by the regulatory body on Tuesday, Ap...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter REACTING to the mishap involving Nollywood Actor, the late Junior Pope and three others, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has extended his deepest sympathies to the families affected by the sad incident. He described the deaths as both excruciating and unfortunate. Obovrewori emphasized the sta...
By Justina Asishana, Minna, Niger State PROGRESS made by Nigeria toward the control infectious diseases could be reversed by the absence of a reliable health surveillance system in the country, a Epidemiologist, Dr Muhammad Shakir Balogun has said. Balogun, who is the Resident Advisor, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program...
By Joke Kujenya ONCE again, Nigerians find themselves grappling with a severe power crisis as the national electricity grid collapsed in the early hours of Monday, April 15, 2024. The blackout, which struck about 2.00am and lasting till this hour, leaves vast swathes of the country plunged into darkness, according to data sourced from the [&he...
By Darlington Ehondor SO SAYS a community where a traumatizing tragedy has just happened, to our utter horror and dismay: Junior Pope Odonwodo and the four of his Nollywood colleagues, who, sadly, died in the River Niger a few days ago, cannot be buried outside that river. Dear God! Unless some ridiculously extravagant rituals are [&hell...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter THE Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), announced that a 40-foot Mack-loaded truck fell on a car in the Ogudu area of Lagos State, resulting in the death of a yet to be identified woman who was a passenger in a car. Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of Public Affairs and […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE AFTERMATH of the devastating boat incident in Anambra State continues to unfold as Marine Police Command announced the recovery of three additional bodies of the crew members from the tragic incident. The accident, which claimed the lives of famed Nollywood actor, Junior Pope and four others, sent s...
