By JKNewsMedia AIMING TO reduce Nigeria’s high cancer mortality rate, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), in collaboration with TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited, SAPETRO, CNOOC, and PRIME 130, has launched an advanced mammography centre at the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Lafia, Nasarawa State. This new...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA IS projected to be on the brink of a severe food insecurity crisis, with an alarming 133.1 million people likely to experience high levels of hunger by 2025, according to the latest Cadre Harmonisé report. Supported by agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food P...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE BLACK box from the East Wind Aviation-operated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Bonny Finima, Rivers State, on October 24, has been retrieved by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). This development came nearly two weeks after the tragic accident, wh...
By Ofem John Obongha, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE DELTA State Law Students Association of Nigeria (DELSAN) has expressed gratitude to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for his administration’s support through bursary payments to the 2022/2023 alumni of Delta origin at the Nigerian Law School. In a letter signed by DELSAN National President Akosa Daniel...
By Ofem John Obongha, JKNewsMedia Reporter, Cross River DELTA STATE Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, emphasized his administration’s selective approach in engaging with investors, stressing they would collaborate only with companies committed to the state’s development. Speaking at Government House in Asaba during a meeting with Metwest Steel Lim...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter AIMING TO transform local connectivity, the Rivers State Government has announced its commitment to complete community road projects connecting six communities within the next eight months. The initiative includes a 9.7-kilometer stretch from Emohua to the East-West Road-Tema Junction, ending at the wat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s POWER sector faces renewed pressure as Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Minister for Power, orders the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and related agencies to swiftly implement recommendations from an inter-agency committee investigating recurring grid collapses. This directive followed another...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA IS mourning the loss of its Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who passed away days ago at age 56 in Lagos following a brief illness. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu shared the announcement through his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, noting the profou...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th president of the United States. Tinubu’s statement, issued through his adviser Bayo Onanuga, emphasized the importance of strong U.S.-Nigeria relations, expressing his belief that Trump’s leadership could foster...
By Joke Kujenya TO RECLAIM the United States of America White House, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, has emerged victorious in the U.S. presidential election, securing 276 electoral college votes, surpassing the critical 270-vote threshold to claim the White House. With Wisconsin turning red, Trump has succeeded in flipping key battleg...
