By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025, is expected to receive presidential assent this week, marking a major step in Nigeria’s bid to consolidate its digital transformation and governance reforms. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CHANGE ARRIVED not with a loud announcement but with the hum of algorithms and the silent precision of code. Inside the Media Centre for Promotion of Safety Awareness (MCPoSA) auditorium on 4 November 2025, journalists, editors, and media students gathered to confront the new frontier of their ...
By Joke Kujenya IN A decisive move to safeguard young people’s wellbeing, the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has approved a nationwide ban preventing children under 16 from using social media platforms. The measure, one of the first of its kind globally, follows the passage of the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum A...
By JKNewsMedia DEMONSTRATING ITS continued commitment to corporate social responsibility with a targeted intervention, Fidelity Bank Plc has extended its support to residents of the Makoko waterfront community in Lagos. The bank provided boats, educational materials, food items, and essential relief packages to improve the welfare of the comm...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has unveiled plans to provide $2,000 payments to low- and middle-income United States (U.S.) citizens, funded by revenue from tariffs on imports from countries including China, Mexico, and Canada. Any remaining tariff income would be directed toward reducing the national debt, which currently exceeds $38...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a stat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s COMMITMENT to transforming its electricity sector received a clear affirmation from President Bola Tinubu during a meeting with Siemens Energy at the State House, Abuja. The President assured the technical contractor leading the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) of the government’s ...
By joke Kujenya HEADACHE DISORDERS rank among the most widespread neurological conditions, affecting an estimated 3.1 billion people worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed. These recurrent disorders, including migraine, tension-type headache, cluster headache and medication-overuse headache, impose substantial personal, ...
By Joke Kujenya with agency reports REPEATED USE of trendy claw clips for tying back hair is contributing to an increase in female baldness, a trichologist has revealed. Hair expert Rachel Valentine explained in a TikTok video that she recently examined two clients who suffered breakage around the crown area of their scalp. She said the [&hel...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NUMBER of active electricity customers in Nigeria climbed to 11.96 million in August 2025, up from 11.89 million recorded in July, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The update, published through the Commission’s verified X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram h...
