By JKNewsMedia CLAIMS CIRCULATING on social media alleging that pupils, students, and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area have been released have been debunked by the Oyo State Government. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, described the video as f...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAJOR FOOD staple prices recorded significant year on year declines, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Selected Food Price Watch report, reflecting lower costs compared to the record high levels of the previous year and providing much needed relief. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the...
By Imran Rahman-Jonesand and Laura Cress, BBC technology reporters ONLINE PUBLISHERS can choose not to appear in the AI Overviews of Google search results in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced. The competition regulator said this would “put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to nego...
By JKNewsMedia PASSAGE OF a bill seeking to reform Nigeria’s tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages has drawn commendation from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the move as a bold and timely step toward safeguarding public health. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media ...
By Sandile Dlamini, Founder, JuiceMe AS MORE companies expand across African markets, one challenge continues to constrain growth: the complexity of hiring, paying, and managing talent across multiple jurisdictions. Despite rising investment flows, stronger regional trade ambitions under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and a ...
By JKNewsMedia CONCERNS OVER the continued captivity of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oyo State has been raised by Youth Advocate for Change (YAfC) , which warned against attempts by politicians and other stakeholders to play politics with an issue affecting the lives and future of innocent children. The group’s Team Lead, Adeola Og...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTION HAS come for four persons charged over the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, with the Federal High Court in Abuja finding them guilty on all nine counts preferred against them by the Federal Government (FG). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Justice Emeka N...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO strengthen electricity infrastructure and restore power supply have earned commendation from Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, who praised the management and staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FAMILY of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu who is also a leading gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has confirmed the kidnapping of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul. JKNewsMedia.com ...
With Senior Media Writer, Tom Jones , The Poynter Report Why? That was the first thought that popped into my head Tuesday when the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) announced it would reschedule its annual swanky dinner for July 24 in Washington, D.C. When the WHCA held its dinner back in April, it was abruptly cut […]
