By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA IS seeking approval for a $500 million loan from the World Bank to improve rural access to essential services and agricultural markets. The loan, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project–Scale Up (RAAMP-SU), aims to enhance infrastructure in rural areas, linking communities t...
By JKNewsMedia A BOLD step has been taken by the Lagos State government to amplify its global economic presence by entering into a strategic partnership with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC). This collaboration, the government notes, aims to unlock new trade opportunities, attract foreign investments, and foster econo...
By JKNewsMedia A NATIONWIDE campaign by leading personal care brand, NIVEA, has concluded successfully, impacting over 190,000 high school students. Running from September 13 to November 28, the SABI Personal Hygiene Drive aimed to educate teenagers on the importance of personal hygiene, particularly underarm care and deodorant use. Targeting ...
By JKNewsMedia RISING SKEPTICISM over Nigeria’s latest economic data has sparked debate, with some critics dismissing recent National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports as unreliable. The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), however, has firmly backed the reports, describing the criticism as unfounded. In its policy statement, signe...
By JKNewsMedia CREATING A thriving workplace culture has earned Polaris Bank a major spotlight in the Nigerian banking sector. At the 2024 Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Annual Employers’ Excellence Awards, Polaris Bank emerged the Sectoral Winner in the Banking and Other Financial Institutions category. The recognition, an...
By Gloria Ogine, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS OF misappropriated funds by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) raising concerns in public discourse have been refuted. In a circulating letter, attributed to Mrs. Patricia Yakubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Woman Leader in Adamawa State, she alleges that TETFund provided N325 ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NEWLY installed e-gates at five international airports across Nigeria have flagged and led to the arrest of at least ten individuals classified as persons of interest. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. A...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched an investigation into reports of suspected substandard Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg capsules. Manufactured by Ecomed Pharma Ltd and marketed by Devine Kings Pharmaceutical Ltd, the batch in question, 4C639001, has bee...
By Tersoo Adagher SINCE THE administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came into office nearly a year ago, there have been several attempts to disrupt the flow of governance as well as the laid-out policies of the young administration. Some of the tactics adopted include deliberate targeting and demonization of key functionaries of the gove...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has unveiled plans to present the 2025 budget, valued at N47.9 trillion, to the National Assembly. President Bola Tinubu will deliver the appropriation bill to a joint session on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed the announcement during ple...
