By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH GROSS Domestic Product (GDP) figures showing 4.43 per cent growth in the second quarter of 2026 have drawn a positive response from President Bola Tinubu, who welcomed the performance and cited the progress recorded across major sectors. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President described it as ex...
By Joke Kujenya, 2026 Naija Watch Cancer Fellow WHEN TOSIN Adewale began experiencing stomach pain, constipation and blood in his stool in 2020, he had no idea that the symptoms would eventually lead to a cancer diagnosis and change the direction of his life. For years, he recounted that he sought medical attention as his […]
With Rimande Shawulu Last week, 60 people were taken from a mosque in Niger State during Friday prayers by a group called Lakurawa. Lakurawa entered Nigeria from Mali in 2017. The US bombed their camps in Sokoto on Christmas Day 2025. In February this year, they killed 162 people in Kwara State — after warning […]
By Joke Kujenya POOR SLEEP, high blood pressure, hearing loss, social isolation and physical inactivity can increase the risk of cognitive decline over decades, while obstructive sleep apnea may further impair the brain’s ability to clear accumulated waste. JKNewsMedia.com reports that international dementia research has increasingly fo...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter REAL GROSS Domestic Product (GDP) growth climbed to 4.43% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating from the 3.89% recorded in the previous quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the latest performance reflected faster growth acro...
By JKNewsMedia TO STRENGTHEN knowledge and practical action around child rights and social change for children affected by parental incarceration, the Hope for Children Left Behind Initiative (HCLBI), has designed and launched WAMIRI 1.0, a learning programme. JKNewsMedia.com reports that it is a six-month advocacy training programme opened f...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter UP TO 100MW of unaccounted power losses, estimated at N120 billion in a single year, have triggered a directive for a transparent, science-based investigation into energy theft and meter tampering along the 132kV Ikorodu-Sagamu corridor. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, i...
By Joke Kujenya, 2026 Naija Watch Cancer Fellow QUESTIONS ABOUT a new personalised cancer vaccine have intensified following clinical trial results involving Merck and Moderna’s intismeran autogene, also known by the code names mRNA-4157 and V940. JKNewsMedia.com writes that Dr. Omolola Salako, an Oncologist at the College of Medicine, Idi-Ar...
By Joke Kujenya CANCER PATIENTS should remain within the healthcare system and receive appropriate support according to their condition, treatment needs and disease progression, the Federal Government (FG) has said. JKNewsMedia.com National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Plan (NC/NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr U...
By Joke Kujenya TRUST IN health information and positive health beliefs have emerged as major factors shaping caregivers’ decisions on protecting under-five children from malaria in Akoko, Ondo State, a study published on www.malariaworld.org has found. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the community-based study involved 498 caregivers of ch...
