By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s CIVIL service continues to grapple with the issue of ghost workers, as efforts intensify to address employees abroad who still collect salaries without formal resignation. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, disclosed these updates during a p...
By JKNewsMedia DELTA STATE Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has committed N250 billion from the 2025 budget to road infrastructure across the state’s 25 Local Government Areas. This includes a specific provision of N50 billion for road projects and an additional N200 billion for major constructions, as outlined in the budget passed by the State Hou...
PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu began a three-day state visit to France, aiming to bolster Nigeria-France relations. He was accompanied his wife, the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Arriving at Orly Airport in Paris, they were welcomed with full military honours by the French Republican Guard. On Thursday, President Tinubu will meet Frenc...
By Bola BOLAWOLEYOU MUST have followed the Kemi Badenoch controversy: the wily Nigerian politicians’ penchant to ride on people’s back suffered a ghastly diplomatic accident! Thinking they could use her to shine and claim undeserved credit, Mrs. Kemi Badenoch, the newly-elected British Leader of Opposition/Shadow Prime Minister, Britain’s budd...
By JKNewsMedia THE POWER of African stories took centre stage as CNN and Globacom celebrate the 15th anniversary of African Voices Changemakers in Lagos. The milestone event, which held before a live audience, marked a significant chapter in the series’ legacy of spotlighting Africa’s changemakers At the event, host Larry Madowo sat down...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has dismissed claims that the rehabilitated Old Port Harcourt Refinery is non-operational. The company confirmed the facility is functioning at 70% of its installed 60,000 barrels-per-day capacity, with plans to increase output to 90%. The refinery, revitalised after years ...
By Olivia Ambrose, JKNewsMedia Intern CIVIL SOCIETY Organisations (CSOs) and stakeholders have urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intensify efforts in ensuring Ghana’s 7 December 2024 General Elections remain peaceful and credible. During discussions with the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission, groups including t...
By Joke Kujenya THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has relocated to its new headquarters in Jahi, Abuja. This marks a significant milestone in its transformation into a modern anti-narcotics agency. The facility, part of a phased development expected to be completed with the 2025 budget, was inaugurated during a low-key interdeno...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, has called for greater support from China to address pressing development needs in Nigeria and Africa. This appeal came during a meeting with a Chinese delegation led by Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of China’s Standing Committee of the National Peop...
Your Weekly Law Clinic MANY PEOPLE need to not know that traffic offence is a criminal offence which involves a driver’s conduct on the road. Some examples of traffic offences include: Dangerous Driving: Driving in a way that falls below the standard of a careful driver, and could endanger yourself or others. This includes: Careless [&he...
