By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE STRUCTURAL rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State will require more than N3trillion, according to the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Umahi said underwater and structural assessments revea...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE DIRECTOR-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to introduce social safety nets to support vulnerable Nigerians facing economic hardship from ongoing reforms. Speaking to journalists on Thursday after a meeting with President ...
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could...
THE NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged State Governments to strengthen year-round community engagement to curb the spread of Lassa fever. In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from three reported the previous week. This, the NC...
By Peace Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern THE LAGOS State Government has reported marked improvements in fire safety for 2024, rescuing 450 lives and preserving properties valued at N117.12 billion, following a 20 per cent reduction in fire-related incidents across the state. Details were disclosed at the second Lagos International Fire Safety Confer...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE RIVERS State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a self-acclaimed cleric, identified as 41-year-old Pastor Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, in connection with the alleged maltreatment of children within his church premises in Port Harcourt. The arrest followed the circulation of a video online show...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIGHT-OF-way compensation totalling N13billion has been approved under the Lagos-Ogun Transmission Project, alongside $34 million for high-capacity transformer upgrades, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) confirmed on Wednesday. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approvals while...
By Peace Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern FIRM MEASURES will be taken against any individual or group attempting to disrupt the Remo Federal Constituency by-election scheduled for Saturday, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has stated. The governor issued the warning during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally for the election at Ogijo, ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu will travel on Thursday for official visits to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to a statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. His first engagement will be in Yokohama, Japan, where he will participate in the Ninth Tok...
By Babafemi Ojudu LAST WEEK, I sat quietly in church, watching Femi Osinbajo celebrate his 70th birthday, with his radiant 92-year-old mother beaming beside him. It was a beautiful moment, one of joy, grace, and gratitude. But in my mind, I saw something else. I saw wreckage. Dust. Screams. I saw the belly of a […]
