By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Intern EFFORTS TO sanitise Lagos State’s transport system received a new push as frontline journalist and publisher of August24news.com, Mr Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim, unveiled a competition to honour outstanding commercial bus drivers and conductors. The initiative, designed to reward excellence and discourage miscondu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NEW RULES from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandate the geo-tagging of every Point of Sale (PoS) terminal in the country within 60 days, with precise GPS coordinates recorded for each active device. In a circular dated 25 August 2025, the regulator directed payment service providers and ba...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has departed Brasília, Brazil, for Abuja after concluding a high-level state visit focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Brazil. The presidential jet departed from Brasília International Airport Air Force Base at about 12:57 p.m. local time on ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent KAYODE OLAIFA, Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has taken full responsibility for Tuesday’s derailment of an Abuja-Kaduna passenger train near Asham station in Kaduna State. The incident, which occurred shortly after the train departed Abuja at about 11.00am, left si...
By Joke Kujenya OUR CALF muscles have been described as our body’s “second heart” according to a public health advisory issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighting their essential role in keeping blood circulating effectively. The statement explained that every movement of the lower legs, whether walking, climbing stairs or stan...
By The Punch NO FEWER than 239 first-class graduates of the University of Lagos, employed as lecturers, left the institution within seven years. Immediate past Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking as guest lecturer at The PUNCH Forum, themed: “Innovative Funding of Functional Education...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s KIDNAPPING crisis has entrenched itself as a booming criminal enterprise, with over N48 billion demanded in ransom between July 2024 and June 2025, according to a new report by B Morgen (SBM) Intelligence. The Africa-focused geopolitical research and consulting firm said in its study,...
By JKNewsMedia THE ONGOING “Recharge and Win” campaign by PalmPay and telecommunications company Glo has continued to reward loyal users with prizes and exclusive bonuses as the promotion draws closer to its conclusion. Launched on 19 June 2025, the initiative is scheduled to close on 23 August 2025, with customers still standing the chance t...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TECHNOLOGY AND food security will serve as the cornerstones of Nigeria’s accelerated development, President Bola Tinubu said during an engagement with Nigerians in Brazil on Tuesday. The President emphasised his administration’s determination to drive transformation through innovation, reform, and inclu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s CAPITAL market has recorded remarkable growth under ongoing economic reforms, President Bola Tinubu said during a state visit to Brazil on Tuesday. He highlighted the surge in market capitalisation and the rise in trading activities, describing them as signs of broadened opportunities...
