By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent COMMITMENTS TO deepen collaboration in solid minerals formed the focus of deliberations between Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, and officials of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) in Yokohama, Japan. The discussions, which took place...
By JKNewsMedia STAKEHOLDERS IN Nigeria’s education sector will gather later this month for Eduthrive, a two-day conference organised by Fidelity Bank Plc to equip school owners with strategies for growth and sustainability in the new academic session. The event, themed “Positioning Your School for Growth”, will run from 28 to 29 August 2025 a...
By Sunday Dare Three visits in less than a year. That is not mere coincidence, it is deliberate strategy. And as usual, disingenuous reportage from a section of the press is insinuating some obsession of President Tinubu with Brazil. Well, Yes. But It is an obsession in pursuit of economic partnerships and opportunities for Nigeria. […...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CHAOS BROKE out on Tuesday morning when a passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed shortly after departure, causing panic among those on board. The incident happened at 11:09am at kilometre 49, between Kubwa Station and Asham Station, according to a statement issued by the Niger...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNewsMedia Reporter HEALTH LEADERS in Central Africa have agreed on a joint 2026–2027 roadmap designed to strengthen regional health security and improve responses to cross-border health threats. The plan was developed during a three-day strategic joint planning workshop convened by Africa Centres for Disease Control and ...
By Joke Kujenya HEALTH MINISTERS from across Africa have converged on Lusaka for the 75th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, where the continent’s fragile health systems face a convergence of challenges threatening their foundations. The three-day session, which runs from 25 to 27 August, is hosted b...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES have arrested a 55-year-old kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar, also known as Bello Karama, along with five members of his syndicate at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the group was responsibl...
By JKNewsMedia A LARGE-scale tree-planting exercise has been launched at Bodo City Girls Secondary School in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State through a partnership between Polaris Bank and the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF). The project is aimed at tackling carbon emissions and promoting sustainable environmental practices ...
By JKNewsMedia THE CORPORATE Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has announced the commencement of its Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025, beginning on Sunday, August 24, at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort in Ekiti State. The residential programme, organised in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI),...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. He had also become a pioneer in the enterprise of legal publishing and a breakout litigator. One decade earlier, […]...
