By Owei Lakemfa HUMANITY FOUND its collective voice on March 25, 2026, by situating the 400 years of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and categorising it. Also, it sought ways of honouring the millions who lost their lives in the evil trade, and how justice can be ensured. This United Nations (UN), Resolution was passed under […]
By Joke Kujenya GROWING GLOBAL health crisis is tightening its grip as Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) continues to make once treatable infections harder and, in some cases, impossible to cure. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA), is raising concerns that AR continues to rank among the top ten global health threats...
By Modupe Coker, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROPOSED NATIONWIDE voter revalidation exercise has been postponed until after the 2027 General Election following deliberations at a meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held on Friday, April 10, 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports tha...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s ECONOMIC growth projection for 2026 has been revised downward to 4.1 percent by the World Bank, reflecting structural constraints and global uncertainties. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the revision was contained in the April 2026 Africa Economic Update titled “Making Industrial P...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PERSISTENT GAS supply challenges affecting electricity generation have prompted the Federal Government to inaugurate a Gas to Power Monitoring Committee to address bottlenecks across the sector. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, described the move as a d...
By JKNewsMedia RECORD GROWTH across key financial indicators marked the release of Wema Bank’s FY 2025 audited financial results, with profit before tax rising to N221.85bn and total assets reaching N5tn. Head, Strategy and Investor Relations, Femi Akinfolarin, and Chief Finance Officer, Bunmi Oladosu, stated in a press release, that profit b...
By Bola BOLAWOLE COUNTDOWN TO the 2015 presidential election, I belonged to a group that brainstormed on who to vote for: the sitting president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, or his challenger, retired General Muhammadu Buhari? Jonathan’s performance in office had been abysmally poor. The tag of a clueless and corrupt government, which the All Pro...
By Engr. (Chief) Ipigansi Okumo THERE ARE men whose lives outlive their years because they choose to build for humanity rather than for themselves. Oronto Natei Douglas, popularly known as OND, one of Nigeria’s finest environmentalists, political activists and named among the world’s most influential writers and thinkers, was one of such rare...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned broadcasters against airing misinformation as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 General Election. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking on Tuesday, April 8, 2026, at the 81st General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nig...
By JKNewsMedia JOURNALISTS AND media organisations can now register to cover the Ekiti State Governorship Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (NEC) has announced. The Commission says the Online Media Accreditation Portal opens today, 8th April 2026. It also says that the accreditation window closes at midnight on 7th June ...
