By Eniola Olatunji THE FRENCH U-20 Boys (Little Blues) at the early morning hours of Monday at Brander, Chile stopped Norway Boys in the quarterfinals of the ongoing age tournament in Chile 2-1 to advance into the semifinals on Wednesday. Midfielder Simon Bonabre supplied a brace that blocked the Norwegians advancement first in the 19th [&hell...
By JKNewsMedia CELEBRATION OF ideas and intellect will converge at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, on November 7, 2025, as renowned journalist and public intellectual Dr Reuben Abati presents three new books to mark his 60th birthday. According to a statement from Caltop Publications Nigeria Lim...
By Joke Kujenya DIPLOMATIC MOMENTUM gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday as United States President Donald Trump joined Arab leaders to finalise what officials described as the most comprehensive Israel-Gaza peace accord in nearly two decades. The agreement, signed in the Red Sea resort city, signals a coordinated regional effort to end the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Assembly has suggested shifting the country’s next general elections to November 2026, six months earlier than the usual February or March schedule. The proposal forms part of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was unveiled during a joint public hearing of the Sen...
By Joke Kujenya THE ATMOSPHERE at the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) Headquarters in Abuja reflected quiet anticipation as the newly appointed Director-General, Mr Olayiwola Awakan, formally assumed office, pledging to usher in a new era of innovation, collaboration, and renewed commitment towards repositioning Nigeria’s touris...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES across Nigeria entered a second week of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) dismissed the Federal Government’s directive enforcing a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy against lecturers involved in its ongoing two-week warning strike. The union maintained tha...
By Joke Kujenya ENERGY AND optimism filled the Area 1 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Durumi, Abuja, on Monday, 13 October 2025, as the “Pad Me A Girl Initiative”, in partnership with the Senate Committee on Women Affairs (SCOWAS) and Access Bank, hosted a transformative celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child. [&hell...
By Joke Kujenya SUPPORT FOR Windows 10 has officially ended on Tuesday 14 October 2025, bringing to a close all updates, security patches, and technical assistance for the widely used operating system. The change is expected to affect millions of computer users worldwide, with cybersecurity experts warning of increased risks for those who con...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DATA FROM the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)’s Second Quarter Report for 2025 has revealed that the Federal Government’s outstanding power subsidy to electricity generation companies reached N1.05trillion within the first half of the year. The report showed that the governmen...
By Joke Kujenya THE ONGOING World Health Summit (WHS) 2025 has entered its second day in Berlin with a resounding call for renewed global cooperation, equity in healthcare, and digital transformation that leaves no country behind. Under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World,” more than 4,000 delegates from over 10...
