By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INCREASES CASES of hypertension, stroke, heart disease and kidney failure linked to excessive salt consumption have prompted the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPP...
By Bola BOLAWOLE It amuses me that a people that cannot deal with their own demons demand that South Africans cage theirs! Nigerians, let your charity begin at home! Tell me, are the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa, condemnable as they are, as gruesome as the daily bloodletting by a coterie of terrorists, Islamic fundamentalists, […...
By JKNewsMedia EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION remains critical to national growth and institutional impact, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Industry (MOI), Dr. Olasupo Olusi, said during an interactive session with media partners in Lagos. Olusi described the media as Nigeria’s most important development partner and said jour...
By Sunday Dare FROM EQUITORIAL Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is traversing Africa preaching Nigeria’s reform story to the world. While the echoes of President Tinubu’s economic reforms have since reverbera...
By JKNewsMedia OUTSTANDING FILMS and creative performances received top honours as the maiden Redeemer’s International Christian Film Festival (RICFF) 2026 and the RCCG International Creative Conference (RICC) concluded in Redemption City under the theme “The Overcomers.” JKNewsMedia.com reports that the five-day event ended with screenings, ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NATIONWIDE CONTINUOUS Voter Registration will resume for its third and final phase on Monday, May 11, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee. JKNewsMedia.com reports INE...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES across Nigeria must complete admissions for the 2025/2026 academic session before October 31, 2026, following a directive issued by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) during its 2026 Annual Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions held in Abuj...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN 1.4 million National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members will be required to support the 2027 General Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan disclosed this on Monday during a cour...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MINIMMUM ADMISSION cut-off marks for universities and colleges of nursing in Nigeria have been fixed at 150 for the 2026 academic session following approval by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the decision was reached on Monday during the board’s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s PUSH for a proposed $1.25bn World Bank (WB)loan to support economic reforms, job creation, and competitiveness has reached a critical stage in the lender’s approval process. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the proposed facility, titled “Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Accel...
