By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s VICE-President Kashim Shettima’s call for new financial systems to “harness the economic value of nature” has drawn sharp condemnation from leading climate justice groups, who describe the proposal as an attempt to commodify the environment and distort the principles of true climate justice. Speaking in Belém, ...
By Dr Josephine O. Soboyejo, Ph.D., CCLC I AM not engaging in rhetoric or supporting or opposing, as many Nigerians are doing right now. I want to present the facts I have gathered through research and personal investigation. I spent forty-five years in the political space of Nigeria, serving as an elected member of the […]
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed active collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) to trace and dismantle the international cartel responsible for the importation of a 1,000-kilogram cocaine ...
By Precious Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern, UI, Oyo State THE UNIVERSITY of Ibadan (UI) has said it is celebrating academic excellence as 448 students emerged with First Class degrees out of 5,900 graduating students in the 2024/2025 academic session. Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, declared the figures on Tuesday during the first day ...
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...
