CONCERNS ABOUT the rising risk of the Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) during the festive season have prompted the Delta State Government to amplify its health advocacy. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, urged residents to prioritise safe practices to minimise the spread of t...
By Joke Kujenya ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS continue to burden Nigerians following key reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu since his assumption of office in May 2023. Rising inflation, a weakening naira, and surging fuel prices have sparked nationwide discontent, but the President remains resolute. During his maiden presidential media chat hel...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIAN LEADERSHIP communication unfolds as President Bola Tinubu prepares for his first Presidential Media Chat. Scheduled for 9.00p.m tonight, Monday, December 23, the broadcast will air on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). The chat aims to provide Nigerians with di...
Culled from: 9 worldwide opportunities with deadlines in January | International Journalists’ Network WITH 2024 coming to an end, and the winter holidays upon us, now is the perfect time to get an early start on your career goals for the new year. Here is our curated list of workshops, grants and scholarships with deadlines […]
By Abimbola Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter ADDRESSING THE critical role of youth in nation-building, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, unveiled plans to empower business-oriented youths through grants. Speaking at the First Annual Youth Summit and Empowerment Programme at the Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, the Governor stressed the importance o...
By JKNewsMedia THOUSANDS OF Nigerians are now benefiting from free cancer screenings provided by the NNPC Foundation. So far, over 3,441 individuals have already been screened under the initiative aimed at combating late-stage cancer diagnoses caused by poor access to healthcare, cultural barriers, and lack of awareness. The campaign, tagged ...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria, of the leadership of the National […]
NIGERIA’s NATIONAL energy company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), announced that it has taken a major step in addressing methane emissions across its operations. The company said it has joined the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0, an international framework designed to track and reduce methane intensity ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PLOYS TO smuggle 256 wraps of cocaine, weighing 6 kilograms, into the country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The seizure marks the largest single interception of cocaine at the airp...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE OGUN State Government has declared the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport as the top aviation facility in Nigeria and West Africa. Officials made this claim during a briefing with the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), where they detailed the airport’s unique features an...
