By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FOOTAGE CIRCULATING on social media showing a protest in Ghana, where demonstrators called for Nigerians to be sent home, has drawn sharp condemnation from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), which cautioned against sweeping criminal labelling and urged restraint as diplomatic effort...
By JKNewsMedia A STERN renewed warning has been issued to cattle owners and herders in Ogun State as the government reaffirms its resolve to enforce the law banning open grazing. The state government declared on Tuesday that the Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Law, enacted in 2021, remains fully operational, warning t...
By Premium Times MEDICAL SERVICES were disrupted across several public hospitals in Lagos on Monday as doctors under the state government’s employment commenced a three-day warning strike to protest salary deductions and unpaid arrears. At the Orthopaedic Clinic of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), four patients sat quietl...
By JKNewsMedia FAILURE TO attend a recent official event has led to the suspension of 87 Ebonyi State government officials, including 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries. Governor Francis Nwifuru ordered the suspension with immediate effect, describing the officials’ absenc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent, and Rosheedat Akinkunle, Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s Super Falcons with national awards, luxury housing, and cash rewards following their triumphant 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign in Morocco. Each of the 24 players and 11 technical crew members r...
By JKNewsMedia PRIDE AND perseverance filled the air on 23 July 2025 as students of the Pacelli School for the Visually and Partially Sighted celebrated their graduation, with Union Bank of Nigeria lending strong support to mark the occasion. Hosted on the school grounds, the ceremony highlighted the value of inclusive education and the deter...
By Owei Lakemfa THE HOLY Book told us that after the first successful genetic engineering which produced Eve, the First Couple committed a misdemeanour. This made God to send them out of the Garden. But in doing so, He did not restrict their freedom of movement. He merely stopped them from re-entering the Garden which […]
By JKNewsMedia TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER Globacom has initiated a wide-ranging network upgrade programme designed to boost connectivity strength, extend service coverage, and accelerate data speeds for users nationwide. The company in a statement says as part of its bold initiative, it is rolling out hundreds of new base stations and upgradi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter — Zero tax for small businesses maintained, capital gains tax repealed, and FIRS set to become Nigeria Revenue Service THE FEDETRAL GOVERNMENT has retained the company income tax (CIT) at a flat rate of 30 percent for all companies except small businesses, under new provisions of the Nigerian Tax Act [&...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES (US) President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday announced a transatlantic tariff agreement to avoid a full-scale trade war, hours before a White House-imposed deadline that threatened sweeping new levies on EU exports. The deal, reached during a one-hour bilateral meet...
