By JKNewsMedia THIRTY EXCEPTIONAL young Nigerians have been named as the first recipients of Sterling Bank’s N2billion Beyond Education Scholarship, a nationwide initiative launched to fund university education for 600 students and connect them to careers in key development sectors. The Bank said the programme represents a strategic investmen...
By Joke Kujenya JUST RELEASED by OpenAI is GPT-5, its latest artificial intelligence model, introducing expanded health-related functions and advanced reasoning capabilities. The company, on its X handle stated that GPT-5 can now identify potential serious health concerns, including cancer, by analysing user-provided information. According to ...
By Owei Lakemfa THE REGIME in the United States, US, led by Mr Donald John Trump has in the past seven months, introduced many alien relations into international relations. But when many thought it cannot get worse, the American regime is taking decisions that do not appear to be the product of a sound thought […]
By Olukorede Yishau NIGERIA IS not where we want it. It is, in fact, far away from it. So, the news of a coalition vowing to take us there should be exciting. But, there is a lacuna when a look at the men and women in this coalition reveals they have, for decades, had the […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STARK CLAIMS of widespread hunger and hopelessness in Daily Trust’s latest editorial have been firmly rejected by the Presidency, which described the report as distorted and alarmist. According to a statement released by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communic...
By Joke Kujenya I WAS much younger then. But I could recall that her office door was always open as you would see people go in and come out at one time or the other. I watched from afar being a quiet and easygoing young journalist. On the second floor of the Concord Newspapers headquarters […]
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has ordered the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to place Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Fuji artiste, popularly known as Kwam 1, on a no-fly list following a tarmac altercation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo confirmed ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WEST African Examinations Council (WAEC) has suspended access to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates following the discovery of technical issues. In a statement issued on Thursday, Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head of Public Affairs, confirm...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FREE HEALTHCARE access for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme will be implemented without delay, following a directive by President Bola Tinubu, who described the move as essential to upholding dignity and social protection in retirement. The instruction was issued after ...
By Joke Kujenya LEGACY OF pioneering journalism, newsroom innovation and unmatched leadership has been noted to define the transition of Dr Doyin Abiola, former Managing Director of Concord Press of Nigeria, whose death has marked the end of a remarkable era in Nigerian media. Described as a woman who inhaled and exhaled journalism, Dr Abiola...
