By Paul Ejime EMBATTLED KENYAN President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet in response to lingering youth-led national anger against bad governance characterised by economic hardship, insensitivity and extravagance by government officials and police brutality. “Upon reflection, listening keenly to what the people of Kenya have said and af...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFCC CHAIRMAN, Ola Olukoyede has urged the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to include anti-corruption courses in its curriculum. This appeal was made during a visit by NOUN’s leadership team, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Olufemi Peters, to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja. During their meet...
By Joke Kujenya SPARING ONLY Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, President William Ruto has dismissed his entire Cabinet in response to the recent youth-led protests against his government. The announcement was made in a televised address where Ruto cited the need for a broad-based government to tackle the country’s challenges. Rut...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS A PROACTIVE measure to tackle soaring food prices and enhance food security, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to import 250,000 metric tonnes each of wheat and maize. The government will distribute these semi-processed commodities nationwide to support small-scale processors and ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter  DURING FIRST Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s diplomatic visit to Minsk, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in a meeting, expressed his country’s keenness to forge stronger economic ties with Nigeria. Lukashenko, speaking through an interpreter, emphasized Belarus’s readiness to collaborate with ...
By Joke Kujenya TODAY, THE Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling declaring unconstitutional the longstanding practice of state governors withholding funds designated for local governments. Justice Emmanuel Agim, delivering the lead judgment, emphasized that this illegal practice has persisted for more than two decades, significantly hamper...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter TOPICAL ISSUES such as health, climate action, education, gender equality, and food security across Africa were among the matters addressed at the official press conference for the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS 3.0) 2024, hosted by the Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations Nigeria, was held...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THE RICHEST man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred the hornet’s nest recently when he accused the International Oil Companies (IOC) operating in Nigeria of sabotaging his efforts to put an end to the embarrassing, ridiculous and neck-breaking importation of refined fuel products by Nigeria. Although Dangote exonerated th...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited clarified that it is not currently pursuing a new $2 billion oil-for-cash loan deal, countering recent reports. The NNPC stated that it would make an official announcement if it decided to proceed with such initiatives. Recent reports had suggested that NNPC sought a $2 bil...
By Favour Achi, JKNMedia Reporter LAGOS STATE, on Wednesday, declares it aims to secure regular power supply with a new Electricity Bill. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, represented by Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda, highlighted the government’s commitment to solving power issues at a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday. The bill seeks to...
