By Damilare Aré, JKNewsMedia Intern THE NIGERIAN Government has declared that technical education is now tuition-free in all Federal Technical Colleges across the country. The government confirmed that the policy will extend to approved charges including boarding fees, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus, identity cards, stationer...
By JKNewsMedia EXPRESSIONS OF confidence in the contribution of Globacom to Nigeria’s telecommunications industry were made on Wednesday by the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, during a visit by the company’s Enterprise Sales team to his private residence in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State. Oba Ladoja described the operator as the pr...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE CUSTOMERS in Nigeria’s non-oil sector gathered in Lagos on Tuesday at the Global Trade Forum organised by Polaris Bank to strengthen stakeholder relationships, address trade-related challenges, and explore solutions for business growth. The event, themed “Trade Export: Partnering for Growth”, drew business leaders, ex...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the Wednesday, 24 September 2025 edition of the New Telegraph newspaper). “BETWEEN THE Rivers state sole administrator who just completed his six-month state of emergency rule over the oil-rich state and the state’s House of Assembly members just resuming their own functi...
By Robert Egbe IN MAY this year, I received an unusual mail. It was an invitation from a public relations firm in South Africa, one I had never heard of, to attend a program in Cape Town. They would provide logistical arrangements. All that was required, was that I write and publish at least two […]
By Abrar Fayaz and Muqeet Mohammed Shah, Aljazeera Media Institute Shrinking press freedom, poor wages, and dwindling opportunities have placed Nigerian journalism on a similar path to Kashmir’s, where censorship and political interference erode the very principles taught in classrooms. Across Nigeria, young graduates face unemployment or set...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNITY, PATRIOTISM, and collaboration form the cornerstone of this year’s Independence Day celebrations as the Federal Government has announced the official theme: “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands-on Deck for a Greater Nation.” The announcement, contained in a statement issued and signed by Segun Imohio...
By Joke Kujenya STRENGTH OF America framed the opening words of President Donald J. Trump’s address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he declared the United States as the nation with “the strongest economy, the strongest borders, the strongest military, the strongest friendships, and the strongest spirit...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVERAL PARTS of Lagos State were severely affected by flooding on Wednesday following the all-day heavy rainfall that submerged streets and disrupted movement across the city. Residents reported difficulties leaving their homes and navigating major routes as floodwaters blocked traffic and rendered veh...
By Yomi Omolade, JKNewsMedia Intern THE MONETARY Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, lowering it from 27.5 percent to 27 percent. Governor Olayemi Cardoso made the announcement while briefing journalists on the outcome of the 302nd meeting of the Monetary Policy Com...
