By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TELECOM OPERATORS and consumers will no longer bear the cost of the 5 per cent excise duty previously applied to voice and data services in Nigeria, following President Bola Tinubu’s decision to abolish the levy under the country’s revised tax laws. The announcement was made by the Executive Vi...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Intern LAGOS STATE Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for stronger access to agricultural financing, warning that Nigeria continues to lose substantial economic value by exporting raw commodities instead of processed goods. Addressing stakeholders at the First Bank 2025 Agric and Export Expo held at Eko Hotels ...
By Helen Okechukwu DRUD-RESISTANT infections remain a growing threat, with the United Kingdoms Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warning that strains such as Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) pose major challenges for treatment, making prevention and close monitoring essential. Sharp increase in community cases Latest figures sho...
By Reuben Abati THE BY-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 states, in terms of the organization, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painful truth, namely that Nigeria’s democracy is still inchoate, tentative, fledgling, and that we are not yet anywhere near the target of democratic c...
JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’S DIGITAL lifestyle T2, partner has unveiled an electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) SIM Registration Web App, described as the first of its kind in the nation’s telecommunications sector. The company stated that the innovative application redefines SIM registration by delivering a seamless, fast, and secure customer onboa...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ALL MOBILE phones and electronic devices must now be completely switched off during the take-off and landing phases of flights in Nigeria, following a directive by the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo. The NCAA said the new safety measure app...
By Joke Kujenya DENTAL CARIES, also known as tooth decay, has emerged as the most widespread noncommunicable disease globally, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion people and continuing to place a heavy burden on health systems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease, though preventable, persists across all age groups and...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 20 August, 2025). I DID not work at Concord newspapers where Dr. Doyin Abiola held sway during her stellar journalism career; I never even met her in person. If you have to meet a person before […]
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter CALLS FOR deeper collaboration between Ogun State and Chinese investors dominated discussions during the visit of Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, to Governor Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta. Governor Abiodun told his guest that the state holds vast opportunities for investment, describing Ogun a...
By Owei Lakemfa THE NIGERIAN-born, American Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, visited her old country on August 14, 2025. A consummate politician, she told the Bola Tinubu administration what it loves to hear: that it is doing quite well. She told the suffering population what they know: that they [...
