By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GLOBAL FINANCIAL regulators have officially removed Nigeria from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, marking what President Bola Tinubu described as a historic milestone in the nation’s pursuit of economic reform, transparency, and international credibility. The FATF, recognised a...
By Comrade Olabode Akinwale ONDO STATE also known as the “Sunshine State” due to its rich natural resources and pleasant climate is blessed with vast agricultural resources, including Cocoa Production and has significant deposits of bitumen, making it one of Nigeria’s leading producers of these commodities. Additionally, Ondo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MAJOR SHIFT in Nigeria’s security leadership unfolded on Thursday as the Federal Government announced a reorganisation of the Armed Forces hierarchy to reinforce national defence and operational readiness. President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of new Service Chiefs in what officials de...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Japan’s first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, on her historic election victory, describing her emergence as a profound testament to her political experience and contribution to governance in Japan. In a congratulatory letter personally signe...
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 ...
