By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE LAGOS State House of Assembly has called upon governors across Nigeria to view state legislatures not merely as extensions of the executive branch but as essential partners in the advancement and prosperity of their respective states. In commemorating the 2024 International Day of Parliamentarism, c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE LAGOS State Judiciary has launched a comprehensive 7-day induction course for its 13 newly appointed Judges at the Recreation/Training Centre in GRA Ikeja, Lagos. Addressing the gathering, Hon. Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba, Chief Judge of Lagos State, emphasized the pivotal role of the induction...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter A FEDERAL High Court has sentenced Freeman Charles Ogbonna to twenty-five years in prison for drug trafficking, following his arrest by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Ogbonna, traveling to Delhi, India, was caught with 80 wraps of coc...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter GOVERNOR DAPO Abiodun of Ogun State has urged all security agencies within the state to collaborate with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to safeguard lives and property. On Tuesday, he made this appeal while receiving the new Comptroller of the NIS Ogun State command, Comptroller Grace Adeoye. Represe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL government and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) are set to host a national manufacturing policy summit from July 2 to 4, 2024, aiming to reshape the future of the country’s manufacturing sector. This significant event, themed “Rethinking Manufacturing,” will take pl...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has approved a revised withholding tax policy, replacing the outdated system established in 1977. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms (PCFPTR), announced the new policy on Tuesday, highlighting its aim to reduce the financial strain on farmers and Small an...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE TWO STRANGE fires struck in two far-flung areas of Lagos last week: one at the headquarters of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Christ Embassy church at Oregun and the other at the fledgling refinery of Africa’s touted richest man, Aliko Dangote. Who dunnit? If the fire at Christ Embassy can be described as an act […]
By Joke Kujenya A MAJOR security operation by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has led to the interception of a container filled with a cache of arms and drugs worth approximately N13.9 billion. The container, seized at Onne Port in Rivers State, contained 844 assorted rifles, 12,500 rounds of ammunition, and a significant quantity of [&hell...
By Helen Okechukwu What was intended to be a modern educational facility has become a haunting symbol of broken promises and neglect, as UDEME witnessed firsthand. ON A DREARY Thursday, June 6, 2023, at about 3.35 pm, Government Secondary School (GSS), Abua, students were trudging home beneath gloomy, rain-laden clouds. That is aside the cold,...
By Joke Kujenya ON A SCORCHING afternoon in Gbagada, located between Kosofe and Shomolu local government areas in Lagos, Maria Abbey felt the relentless heat seep through the walls of her small apartment. Despite having her ceiling fan on full blast, the stifling air offered no respite. By noon, she narrated to JKNewsMedia how the […]
