By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that upkeep loan disbursements are now tied strictly to the academic session of each institution. The fund stated this adjustment in a release signed by its Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, on Thursday. According t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN government announced that more than 13.5 million social media accounts have been closed or deactivated, with nearly 59 million posts deleted across major global platforms in compliance with the country’s Code of Practice for online safety. The National Information Technology Develo...
By JKNewsMedia THE CHINESE government has urged its citizens residing in Nigeria to desist from illegal activities, particularly unauthorised mining operations. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, issued the caution during a visit to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the governor’s office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The envoy, who led o...
By JKNewsMedia STRAGETIC DIRECTION at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has been reaffirmed with a clear emphasis on value creation, competitiveness and efficiency as the foundation of its new business model. Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, made the declaration in Abuja while delivering a keynote...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MISLEADING SOCIAL media posts about an empty booth labelled “Nigeria” at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, have been described as a misrepresentation of the country’s mission and activities at the summit. In an official statement...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Lagos State Government’s decision to privatise water supply through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, describing it as anti-people and a betrayal of residents’ right to safe, affordable, and publicly managed water. In a statement issued ...
@Tunji Bello LET IT be recognised that we are not just commissioning a chamber to impact knowledge, but also witness, firsthand, the force of faith, the prophetic power of the tongue and what is possible when we all commit to the pursuit of public good. By that I mean the audacity to envision what seems […]
By Joke Kujenya COMMITMENT TO security reforms, economic stability, and global representation featured prominently as President Bola Tinubu addressed leaders at the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. The President praised the Nigerian Armed Forces for their advances in the fight against ins...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent LEVERAGING THE Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Nigeria is set to deepen its partnership with Japan and push for Africa’s stronger representation in global decision-making structures, according to Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs. Speaking in the course of...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia THE NIGERIAN Guild of Editors (NGE) has raised alarm over the growing hardship confronting citizens, citing the strain of economic reforms, persistent insecurity, the crisis in education, and increasing threats to press freedom. In a communiqué released at the end of its Standing Committee Meeting in Owerri, Im...
