By JKNewsMedia Reporter COMPETITIVE PUSH for sporting dominance drove the final moments of the 14th Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd Sports Fiesta at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, where the tournament closed with Team Integrity finishing at the top of the medals table for the week-long event. The result placed ...
By Joke Kujenya PUBLIC HEALTH threats across Africa are stretching resources and exposing persistent gaps in preparedness, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported. Yap Boum, Incident Manager for Health Emergencies at Africa CDC, issued the alert during the agency’s weekly virtual press briefing. He cite...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MOVES TO strengthen oversight in key federal institutions prompted the latest confirmation and announcement of board compositions for the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), following details released...
By Joye Ayaba, JKNewsMedia Intern SHARP GROWTH in projected government spending formed the centre of deliberations as the Ogun State Government proposed a total expenditure of N1,668,997,993,125.44 for the 2026 fiscal year, representing a 63 percent increase from the 2025 budget of N1.054 trillion. The proposal, titled the “Budget of Sustaina...
By Ofem John, JKNewsMedia Intern STRENGHTENING DRIVE around the state’s flagship cultural celebration shaped new assurances of government backing as Cross River government said it has intensified efforts to revive and expand its tourism industry. The commitment followed the landmark 20th anniversary of the Carnival Calabar and Festival, which...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter ACKLING INCREASING cases of waste dumping, noise disturbances and safety violations across facilities triggered new enforcement steps announced by the Ogun State authorities. These latest actions were outlined during the Governor’s Elders Advisory Council’s fourth quarterly meeting at the Obas’ Complex...
By Joke Kujenya CONTRIBUTING TO about 3.7 million deaths worldwide in 2024 and costing more than US$3 trillion annually, obesity has become one of the most significant global health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated. Similarly, childhood obesity has overtaken underweight as the most widespread form of malnutrition, with o...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s DRUG regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured full membership of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), the Agency announced. NAFDAC in a press statement noted that the ...
By Olukorede Yishau DAVID SZALAY is the reigning winner of the Booker Prize, an honour he received at a dinner in London for his novel, ‘Flesh’. The novel begins with Istvan as a lonely boy living in a block of apartments in Hungary with his mother. Istvan, who has just started a new school because […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMMITMENT TO advancing peace, stability, and prosperity beyond its borders has been reiterated by Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu stated on Thursday in Abuja. The President made the declaration after receiving Letters of Credence from 17 ambassadors and four high commissioners at the Council Chamber of t...
