By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROMISED CHALLENGES lie ahead for Nigeria’s electoral system after President Bola Tinubu formally swore in Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the sixth substantive Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At the State House Council Chamber in Abuja, Tinubu urged Amupitan to ser...
By Abdullahi Jimoh • October 23, 2025 • https://gijn.org/ INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM remains one of the most dangerous beats in Nigeria. Reporters risk harassment, arrest, or even death for exposing corruption and abuse. The country currently ranks a dismal 122nd out of 180 on the 2025 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Bor...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONG COMMENDATION has come from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to President Bola Tinubu for his pivotal role in the emergence of Nigeria’s candidate, Dr Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), as the new Secretary General of the Gas Expor...
By Ofem John Obongha, JKNewsMedia Intern DETERMINATION TO deliver one of Rivers State’s most ambitious infrastructure projects was once again restated as Governor Siminalayi Fubara reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to completing the 62.65-kilometre Port Harcourt Ring Road. The Governor made the pledge during an on-site inspection tou...
By JKNewsMedia GROWING CONCERNS has emerged among Nigeria’s tobacco control advocates over what they describe as a renewed and covert attempt by the tobacco industry to introduce nicotine-based products to the public under the guise of “harm reduction education.” The release signed by Robert Egbe, Media and Communication Officer, CAPPA, on be...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 22 October, 2025). “When beggars die, there are no comets seen/The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes”- Spoken by Calpurnia in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. THE TRUISM in these immortal words of the ...
By JKNewsMedia OGUN STATE Governor Dapo Abiodun has pledged that his administration will provide dedicated budgetary support to enhance cancer awareness, early detection, and treatment across the state. The governor made the commitment on Tuesday in Abeokuta while receiving a Cancer Awareness and Screening delegation during the commissioning ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THREE YEARS after its commercial introduction, Nigeria’s fifth-generation (5G) network remains inaccessible to most citizens, restricted largely to affluent users in major urban centres despite its promise of faster connectivity and digital transformation. Latest data from the Nigerian Communic...
By JKNewsMedia THE LAGOS State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, setting the stage for his re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general election. The endorsement was announced during the party’s stakeholders’ forum held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos...
By Duro Obalola, JKNewsMedia Intern ENDORSEMENT OF Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was on Tuesday transmitted via a formal letter by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate, requesting his confirmation. According to the communication sent to the upper chamber, the nomination of Dr Doro [...
