By JKNewsMedia FREEDOM TO transact globally has returned for Fidelity Bank Plc customers, as the tier-one lender has confirmed the resumption of international transactions on its Naira Debit Cards. The announcement provides customers with the opportunity to make seamless payments abroad, online, and at ATMs outside Nigeria. Explaining the dev...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Intern CALLS FOR shared responsibility in building a prosperous Nigeria echoed strongly as President Bola Tinubu addressed members of the Nigerian community in Japan. Speaking on Thursday at the Kahala Hotel and Resort in Yokohama, the president urged Nigerians in the diaspora to channel their expertise and resourc...
By Owei Lakemfa UNITED STATES President, Donald Trump, invited Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House on Monday, August 18, 2025. The purpose was to brief the latter on the outcome of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days earlier. Trump had already briefed Zelenskyy on phone and thought a meeting t...
By Joke Kujenya THE ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a fresh warning of nationwide industrial action, accusing the Federal Government of reneging on commitments made under the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement and failing to address lingering demands. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), AS...
By Joke Kujenya FOREIGN EXCHANGE reserves climbed to $41 billion on August 19, setting Nigeria’s strongest position in nearly four years. Data released from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) confirmed the figure as the highest since December 3, 2021. The apex bank’s official report showed an external reserve of $41,001,830,139.96, while net f...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has renewed Nigeria’s call for Africa to secure permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, declaring that the continent deserves equal privileges in global decision-making. Speaking at the plenary session on peace and stability during the 9th Tokyo Internation...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’S NEWLY enacted minimum wage of N70,000 has been described by the United States (US) government as insufficient to lift millions of citizens out of poverty. The position was contained in the 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released on 12 August 2025 by the US Department ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NEW parliamentary performance index has spotlighted legislative productivity in Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly, revealing that four senators and 48 members of the House of Representatives failed to contribute to debates, sponsor bills, petitions, or raise any Points of Order in the first ye...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has dismissed claims that patients in the north-west were excluded from its kidney dialysis subsidy programme, clarifying that the initiative is running across all six geopolitical zones of the country. In a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social We...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SHARP TUITION increases in several Nigerian tertiary institutions have triggered concerns from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which reported that fees in some schools rose from N200,000 to as high as N2 million within a year. The development was disclosed by the Fund’s Executive Director of Operatio...
