By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO transform Asaba into a cleaner, safer, and more modern city have gained momentum, as the state government unveils ambitious infrastructure plans for 2025. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, during project inspections in the capital territory on Sunday, highlighted his administration’s co...
By Femi Kusa WHAT WILL 2025 THROW UP for Nigerians and humanity? From the forecasts of industry, economy and business experts, and from my personal observations of persons I regularly interact with, 2025 will very likely be a worse year than 2024 or 2023. I guess so because it is man, and nothing else, who […]
By Bola BOLAWOLEÂ COMRADE (DR.) Segun Osoba – remember him? He celebrated his 90th birthday last week Thursday at his country home of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. Family, friends, comrades and students of the Marxist ideologue gathered to give him 90 hearty cheers. Comrade, as we fondly called him, was a Senior Lecturer in the Department [&hel...
By Ajibola Olaiide, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN INDEFINITE strike looms at Lagos State-owned broadcast stations as workers protest delayed salaries and their exclusion from the state’s Oracle payment system. The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Radio, Television, Theatre, and Arts Workers’ Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) have vowed to ...
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON LAGOS DURING the holiday season is a whole different beast. It’s no longer the Lagos I knew as a journalist pounding the streets, covering the intrigues of politics, and navigating the city’s chaos. Now? Lagos has become a financial black hole, where every meal, ride, and nap demands a pocket as […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE UNIVERSITY of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced that two graduates will be recognised for achieving a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0 during the institution’s 55th Convocation for the 2023/2024 academic session. Professor Folasade Ogunsola, Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, disclo...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE OGUN State Government has announced plans to increase the number of teachers under its Ogun Teach Initiative from 4,000 to 6,000. This measure aims to address the teacher-to-student ratio and improve the quality of education in public schools across the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this dis...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PUSH for economic diversification risks stalling as the Joint National Assembly Committee on Solid Minerals rejects the proposed N9 billion capital budgets for the mining sector in the 2025 appropriation. Lawmakers argue that the allocation is grossly insufficient to unlock the potential of...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ACCELERATING GLOBAL sustainable progress remains a critical concern, with world leaders convening in Abu Dhabi for the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). The event, hosted annually for over 15 years, is a global platform for advancing socioeconomic development through sustainable p...
By Tunde Rahman PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu’s one-day visit to the Southeast, his first of 2025, was not just a routine event. It was laden with symbolisms, from the enthusiastic reception to the subsequent positive comments. The import of this visit, with its many remarkable aspects, was not lost on anyone. While many have spoken favourably [...
