By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’S NEWLY enacted minimum wage of N70,000 has been described by the United States (US) government as insufficient to lift millions of citizens out of poverty. The position was contained in the 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released on 12 August 2025 by the US Department ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NEW parliamentary performance index has spotlighted legislative productivity in Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly, revealing that four senators and 48 members of the House of Representatives failed to contribute to debates, sponsor bills, petitions, or raise any Points of Order in the first ye...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has dismissed claims that patients in the north-west were excluded from its kidney dialysis subsidy programme, clarifying that the initiative is running across all six geopolitical zones of the country. In a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social We...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SHARP TUITION increases in several Nigerian tertiary institutions have triggered concerns from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which reported that fees in some schools rose from N200,000 to as high as N2 million within a year. The development was disclosed by the Fund’s Executive Director of Operatio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that upkeep loan disbursements are now tied strictly to the academic session of each institution. The fund stated this adjustment in a release signed by its Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, on Thursday. According t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN government announced that more than 13.5 million social media accounts have been closed or deactivated, with nearly 59 million posts deleted across major global platforms in compliance with the country’s Code of Practice for online safety. The National Information Technology Develo...
By JKNewsMedia THE CHINESE government has urged its citizens residing in Nigeria to desist from illegal activities, particularly unauthorised mining operations. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, issued the caution during a visit to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the governor’s office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The envoy, who led o...
By JKNewsMedia STRAGETIC DIRECTION at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has been reaffirmed with a clear emphasis on value creation, competitiveness and efficiency as the foundation of its new business model. Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, made the declaration in Abuja while delivering a keynote...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MISLEADING SOCIAL media posts about an empty booth labelled “Nigeria” at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, have been described as a misrepresentation of the country’s mission and activities at the summit. In an official statement...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Lagos State Government’s decision to privatise water supply through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, describing it as anti-people and a betrayal of residents’ right to safe, affordable, and publicly managed water. In a statement issued ...
