By Jemimah Onyebuchi, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE MINISTRY of Agriculture and Food Security has pledged collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to create sustainable alternatives for illicit drug producers and support the rehabilitation of drug users with agricultural opportunities. The assurance was given by the...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES (US) President Donald Trump has pledged he will not conduct business with Russia until the war in Ukraine is resolved, as he heads to Anchorage, Alaska, for a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the talks would focus […...
By JKNewsMedia LOWER INTERNATIONAL calling costs are now available to Globacom subscribers following a significant reduction in the company’s International Direct Dialling (IDD) rates. The telecommunications provider confirmed that the revised rates took effect on 10 August and apply to more than 15 frequently dialed destinations. According t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNRESOLVED LABOUR issues in Nigeria’s polytechnic sector have prompted the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to issue a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government. The union’s National Executive Council reached the decision during an emergency meeting in Abuja, with ASUP President Sha...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN two-thirds of inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities are awaiting trial, according to the Federal Government, which also revealed that the majority are state offenders whose upkeep is funded by the federal system. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed the figures d...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL government has introduced the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) to provide financial assistance for academic and non-academic staff in tertiary institutions across the country. The initiative covers federal universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and one st...
By JKNewsMedia THE WIGWE University has joined the global remembrance of its late founder, Dr Herbert Wigwe, CFR, on the occasion of his 59th posthumous birthday. The institution described the day as a solemn tribute to a visionary whose determination and leadership established what it called a citadel of knowledge and innovation. In a statem...
By Owei Lakemfa ANAS JAMAL al-Sharif cried on air as he reported the on-going starvation of Gaza, a city of 2.1 million people. In so doing, he signed his death warrant. The regime in Israel said he was trying to mobilise the world against it by such sentiments. When the Israelis began to mount propaganda […]
I BELIEVE in Nigeria. But belief without truth is delusion. And the truth is this: if Nigeria is to thrive, some things must change, and radically too. Without changes, incompetence will continue to defer dreams and lives will be buried beneath the weight of preventable tragedies. The things that need to change are not mysteries. […]
JKNewsMedia COURT OF Appeal, Abuja Division, has overturned the Federal High Court’s April 2023 decision that had annulled Senator Ifeanyi Araraume’s removal as non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Board and awarded him N5 billion in damages. The appellate court ruled the lower court’s judgment was...
