By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE PRESIDENCY has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s creative industry through consistent policy support, expanded investment, and a business-friendly environment. Addressing participants at the inaugural Creative Powerhouse Summit (QED-NG) at Radisson Blu, Ike...
By O’tega Ogra ECONOMIC REFORM is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: take the hard medicine early, or delay and pay much more later. In times of public frustration, it is tempting to reach for the “gentle” option (the idea of gradual change), being pushed […]
By Adekunle Eniola IN ALMOST all the states of the federation, the Office of Service Matters is situated within the jurisdiction of the Head of Service (HOS) of each state. Accordingly, the Service Matters Office duties primarily concern the management and administration of the state’s civil service workforce. The office coordinates the...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 13 August, 2025). “If the Super Falcons can come back from two goals down to turn the tables and win, why not Tinubu? And Morocco is not the first of such miracles. We had the […]
By JKNewsMedia A DEVASTATING flood has claimed eight lives and destroyed vast farmlands in Kpoghirikpo, an ancient kingdom of Itim community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following heavy rainfall that triggered severe displacement and economic losses. According to community accounts, the incident left over 800 farmlands sub...
By Joke Kujenya THE TWO-week industrial action at Lagos State University (LASU) has been called off following an agreement between the institution’s management and the Joint Action Committee of Staff Unions (JACSU). Academic and administrative work will resume on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, with students expected back on campus ahead of examin...
By Owei Lakemfa THE NIGERIAN National Assembly, NASS, while earning one of the highest incomes in the world, has one of the lowest qualities of any parliament in the universe. Lawyers are wont to submit that he who alleges must prove. So, let me submit my proofs on both claims and, you judge if they […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for retaining the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for the regulation of medicines and vaccines. According to the Presidency, the global health regulat...
By Tunji Bello THE PHRASE “Gentlemen of the Press” used for both male and female journalists, has no known origin. But it became popularised following the 1929 American film by Walter Huston who portrayed the life of a professional journalist deprived of joy of ordinary life due to the exigencies of duty. So, with time, […]
By Joke Kujenya SEVEN DAYS after the death of the pioneer Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, the Concord Press family is still in mourning. They declared in a short release on their WhatsApp platform, “The Great Concord Family,” that from Sunday morning until Tuesday night, former staff members of...
