By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a series of infrastructure projects to upgrade the National Hospital, Abuja, to a quaternary healthcare institution and establish a new National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment Centre (NICRAT). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Health and Socia...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s DEFENCE and security agencies are set to operate under a unified strategic framework after President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment (NTA) and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan (SDOP). JKNewsMedia.com reports that ...
By Joke Kujenya FOR MANY people, a glass of orange juice is simply part of breakfast. It is familiar, refreshing and easy to drink. But research suggests that the popular fruit drink may offer benefits that go beyond its taste. JKNewsMedia.com writes that a study published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research found that drinking [&helli...
By Tarun Sai Lomte A United Kingdom (UK) Biobank analysis followed more than 3,600 adults with type 2 diabetes to examine how diet, sleep, physical activity, and social habits relate to major cardiovascular events and survival. Study: Mediterranean lifestyle and risk of adverse cardiovascular events, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality amon...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has commissioned upgraded transmission infrastructure at Alausa and Lekki in Lagos, increasing bulk power capacity across the two locations by a combined 272MW. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, commissioned the projects on Tuesday as part of the go...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NEW HEAD of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) will assume office on August 27, 2026, following President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Enitan succeeds Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire from the Federal Civil Service (FCS) when ...
By Bukola Olukemi-Odele A RECENT narrative circulating across public health and media spaces—exemplified by reports from food corporations and their allies —advocates mandatory fortification of seasoning cubes with iron, zinc, folic acid, and vitamin B12 to fight against anaemia and neural tube defects in pregnancy. According to these advocate...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THE OSUN state governorship election, held on Saturday, 15 August 2026, may have come and gone but its reverberations continue. Incumbent Gov. Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of the Accord Party trounced his main challenger and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji. The margin was convincing: 511, ...
Story by Ciaran Foreman, Daily Mail MILLIONS OF Britons taking popular blood pressure medication may be at risk of developing deadly kidney problems, experts have warned. A study found that patients taking drugs such as amlodipine and lacidipine were at a 33 per cent higher risk of complications like kidney disease than those taking other [&h...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A MAJOR international cocaine trafficking cartel that used Nigeria as a transit hub for moving illicit drugs to the United Kingdom (UK), other parts of Europe and Asia has been dismantled, with its alleged Nigerian arrowhead arrested while attempting to flee the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the...
