By Joke Kujenya TOWARDS RITUAL killings, smoking, and money rituals in Nigerian films, music videos, and skits, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced significant new regulations aimed at restricting the portrayal of such on the silver screen. The announcement was made by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director of the ...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS into the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, can now apply for the Basic Nursing Programme as the institution has commenced the sale of Post-UTME forms. This announcement was made by Dr. Gbonjubola Owolabi, the Provost of the College, in a statement released on Tuesday. Dr. Owol...
By Joke Kujenya IN A WORLD still reeling from the impact of COVID-19, the concept of Disease X looms large in the minds of public health experts and scientists. Announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, but no many across the world took cognizance, Disease X is said to symbolize a hypothetical pathogen […]
By Joke Kujenya ON A campaign mission to promote a smoke-free environment within Nollywood, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, the Executive Director of the National Film and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB), accompanied by his management team, paid a courtesy visit to Emeka Mbah, CEO of Afia TV, in Enugu. Â During the visit, Dr. Husseini lauded Mbah, […...
By Banji Ojewale IT’S A SUNDAY morning in May 2024 in downtown Accra, capital of Ghana. I’m in a Church auditorium. Strangely for an African Pentecostal assembly, there are subdued acoustics. The preacher’s message is electronically transmitted. But it is solemnly controlled to stay indoors. Later, I find myself in the city’s busy streets. I’m...
By Joke Kujenya NEGOTIATIONS OVER a new minimum wage have hit a standstill as organized labour turned down the Federal Government‘s revised offer of N54,000, according to a reliable source who attended the talks. The meeting, which occurred on Tuesday, adjourned until Wednesday without reaching an agreement. The FG had previously increas...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter TOWARDS MAINTAINING fiscal discipline and ensuring responsible utilization of public funds, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has reiterated his administration’s commitment. Speaking at the 4th annual internal auditors retreat organized by the audit monitoring department of the Office of the Accountant-Ge...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter REAFFIRMING his readiness to face any inquiries regarding his tenure, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has stressed that he meticulously documented his activities as a civil servant. Speaking at the inauguration of the Egbeda internal roads project in Emohua Local Government Area, Fubara address...
By Joke Kujenya EARLY TUESDAY, a coalition of civil society organizations converged at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) headquarters in Lagos to protest the oil giant’s planned departure from Nigeria without addressing the environmental devastation it has caused. The demonstration was strategically timed to coincide with Sh...
By JKNMedia PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL challenges hindering the sustainable development of Nigeria’s South-South region at the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Forum of Monarchs in Asaba were the hallmark of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s address to the monarchs. At the meeting which held in the Unity Hall of the Governm...
