By Joke Kujenya THE LOOMING threat of additional United States tariffs on Canadian imports has been temporarily lifted following last-minute concessions from Canada. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on the 25% tariffs after a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced new border security measures in response t...
By Joke Kujenya BUCKINGHAM PALACE has reintroduced a long-abandoned tradition, as King Charles III met with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for a formal one-on-one audience. The meeting, held in the palace’s 1844 Room, marks the first time in 19 years that a British opposition leader has been granted such an audience with the monarch. Royal...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MISINFORMATION SURROUNDING Nigeria’s electricity tariffs has sparked controversy, following reports that the Federal Government plans a 65% price hike. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Arowolo Verheijen, on Monday, dismissed the claims, stating that her remarks at a recent Wor...
By JKNewsMedia PLANS FOR Lagos to host the E1 World Championship in September 2025 are in motion as organisers of the all-electric race boat competition arrived in the state on Monday for an exploratory tour of its waterways infrastructure. This assessment aims to ensure the smooth hosting of the global sporting event. Governor Babajide Sanwo...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING CONCERNS over drug abuse among students have prompted the Delta State Government to launch an awareness campaign aimed at curbing illicit substance use in secondary and higher institutions. The initiative, organised by the State Orientation and Communications Bureau, carries the theme “...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter BLINDING, DISFIGURING, and long considered an inescapable burden for millions, river blindness has plagued communities in Niger for generations. Now, the country has made history as the first in Africa to eliminate the disease, a milestone officially confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO)....
By Joke Kujenya A MAJOR breakthrough in Guinea’s public health landscape has been achieved with the elimination of the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the milestone, marking it as the first neglected tropical disease to be eradicated in the cou...
By JKNewsMedia EXTORTIONISTS MASQUERADING as assassins have threatened to kill the founder of Penpushing Media, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, unless he pays them N20 million. The gang, led by a caller who identified himself as Femi Poly, contacted the journalist at 7:30am, claiming they had been hired to eliminate him but were willing to spare his li...
Inside Stuff with Oloja EARLY THIS week, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) Professor Ishaq Oloyede organised an interactive session with senior media executives at NICON Luxury, Abuja. It was during the interactive session that followed his presentation and announcement of datelines for 2025 UTME that he tou...
By JKNewsMedia DECADES OF transformation and resilience have positioned Wema Bank as a leading force in Nigeria’s financial sector. As it approaches its 80th anniversary, the bank has revealed the official identity for the milestone celebration, reinforcing its legacy as the country’s oldest indigenous financial institution and a pioneer in d...
