By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet. In a sweeping move to strengthen his administration, the President fired five ministers, nominating seven new ones for Senate confirmation, and merging several key ministries. He described it as a response to growing national concerns about government...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF), and African finance leaders have noted that the region faces mounting economic difficulties. This, in their views, include high costs of living, geopolitical instability, and social unrest. These factors, they also note, continue to threaten economic growth and ...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter A SIGNIFICANT operation by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) led to the arrest of five individuals in Abia State for their involvement in crude oil theft. Authorities seized 20,000 liters of stolen crude oil concealed in cellophane bags. The arrests occurred late at night after offici...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNOR SIMINALAYI Fubara has expressed disappointment over the slow progress at Okrika Grammar School in Rivers State. During a recent inspection, he noted that the renovations promised for the school have not met expectations. The project aimed to remodel secondary schools across the state, but the g...
By Olivia Ambrose, JKNewsMedia Intern RISING RENT prices in Asaba have become a growing concern for residents, with local realtors calling for the Delta State Government’s intervention. High Chief Nnamdi Ogbonma, President General of the Association of Organized Realtors, Asaba/Okpanam, highlighted the worrying increase in housing costs during...
By Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria COMMONWEALTH LEADERS are meeting this week on the island of Samoa for our bi-annual summit. Intense discussion over free and fair trade, security, and climate action are occupying us 56 members – all friends and allies. If an alliance of primarily English-speaking nations rooted in common law and shared [&h...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, announced that both the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development have been scrapped. FEC says this significant move is part of a broader restructuring of Nigeria’s government ministries. This decision will lead to the establishment of a new Ministry of Region...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s FEDERAL government has dropped money laundering charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings Limited. The decision comes months after Gambaryan’s arrest in February. He had been held following allegations tied to the cryptocurrency firm’s operations in Nigeria, i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WORLD Bank has expressed concerns about Nigeria’s financial management, criticizing the government’s spending practices amid growing economic challenges. According to a report by the World Bank, the current administration under President Bola Tinubu has been urged to eliminate non-essential...
By JKNewsMedia MTN NIGERIA has announced that subscribers should prepare for an increase in service charges due to the company’s rising operational costs. The Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, made it clear that the company can no longer sustain its operations without raising tariffs. According to Toriola, MTN has been incurring significa...
