By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MEASURES TO close the survival gap for childhood cancer patients have intensified as the World Health Organisation (WHO) begins distributing lifesaving medicines at no cost to low- and middle-income countries. While nearly 90 per cent of children diagnosed with cancer in high-income nations survive,...
By Olivia Ambrose DECADES OF dedication to education and youth development in Nigeria have earned Dr Winifred Awosika national recognition as she marks her 85th birthday. President Bola Tinubu, on her birthday, lauded the founder of Chrisland Schools and Chancellor of Chrisland University for her transformative impact on the education sector, ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation took centre stage as President Bola Tinubu met with Google executives in Paris on Wednesday. The talks, aimed at forging a robust partnership, focused on expanding Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and positioning the co...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Report NIGERIA HAS made a slight improvement in its global corruption ranking, moving up five places on the 2024 Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index. The country now ranks 140th out of 180 nations, with a score of 26 out of 100. Despite this progress from last year’s 145th position a...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THE WOMAN looked askance as she was told the latest prices of the food items she had come to the market to buy. “Everything too cost”, she moaned. Another woman haggling with the next seller interjected: “No be say dem too cost; na every day dem price too dey go up.” “Every […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TRAGEDY HAS struck the Nigerian gospel film industry again, as actress Toluwalope Adegboyega-Alagbe, fondly called Flora by fans, has passed away following a car accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Her death has left the entertainment community in shock, with tributes pouring in from colleagues and...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a revised fee structure for Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions, increasing withdrawal charges and introducing new levies effective March 1, 2025. The bank notes that this move is part of efforts to cover rising operational costs and ensure the...
By JKNewsMedia SUSTAINABLE FUNDING for research and technological advancement in Lagos State is currently gaining momentum as legislators have advanced a bill to establish a dedicated research trust fund. The proposed law, sponsored by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, aims to create a structured mechanism for financing research across tertiary institut...
By Faith Saleh, JKNewsMedia Intern CALLS FOR stricter penalties on drug traffickers have intensified, with concerns growing over the devastating impact of fake and substandard medicines. The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated her stance on the n...
By Messr Samuel Olabode THE 2025 Budget of Ondo State approved by the House of Assembly and signed into law by the state governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa is designed to strategically help at rebuilding the state’s economy and addressing critical socio – economic challenges. The Budget which is about N698 billion allocates 62...
