By Joke Kujenya UNCONTROLLED HIGH Blood pressure remains one of the world’s most persistent and deadly health challenges, with 1.4 billion people living with hypertension in 2024, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest Global Hypertension Report. The report shows that only just over one in five of those affected have manage...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s ANTI-narcotics agency said it has stepped up its clampdown on transnational drug networks with a string of coordinated raids that exposed two cocaine cartels behind six separate shipments bound for the United Kingdom (UK). At the weekend, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLE...
By JKNewsMedia DISTINGUISHED FIGURES from across Africa’s financial, political, and business sectors gathered in Lagos to celebrate Professor Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), whose decade of leadership transformed Africa’s trade and development landscape. Hosted by Fid...
By Olukorede Yishau Some years back, Adeshina Oyetayo published a book with an unusual title, ‘Behind The Streets’. Its subtitle explains the idea more clearly: ‘Inside The World of Personalities Popular Lagos Streets Are Named After’. The author is an award-winning journalist. He has received numerous recognitions, including being a finalist...
By JKNewsMedia WELLNESS TOOK the spotlight as Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) hosted its first-ever Stay Recharged Health Walk, reaffirming the Bank’s commitment to employee well-being and a sustainable, people-centred workplace culture. The event, designed to promote physical fitness and mental balance among staff, began at the Bank’s Head Offic...
By Humphrey Ukeaja THE SUGAR-sweetened beverage (SSB) industry loves a good photograph. A group of people in bright shirts gather on a beach, collecting bottles into neat bags. The picture travels online, framed as proof of corporate care for the planet. In Nigeria, these companies are often celebrated, and they never tire of vaunting about [...
By JKNewsMedia EXCEPTIONS SERVICE delivery took centre stage as Polaris Bank reaffirmed its commitment to enriching customer experiences while joining institutions globally to mark the 2025 Customer Service Week, themed “Mission: Possible.” The annual global event, observed from Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 10, 2025, recognises the cr...
By JKNewsMedia CLARIFICATION HAS been offered over the confusion that trailed the demolition of structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos as the state government issued a firm note on the enforcement of its physical planning laws. The government stated that contrary to tribalism claims by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Pe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DEEPENING FRUSTRATION has grown over the continued detention of Nigerians in Ethiopian prisons despite Nigeria’s efforts to activate a bilateral arrangement that would allow their transfer home. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has stated that the de...
By Claire Mom, The Cable Foundation A NIGERIAN man, who was among West African migrants deported from the United States to Ghana, says he has been left stranded in a hotel in Togo. In a Wednesday report, the man, who craved anonymity, said Ghanaian authorities secretly transferred him and five others to Togo after assuring […]
