By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee has been instructed by President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the digital trade facilitation platform becomes fully operational by the first quarter of 2026. The directive was conveyed during the committee’s fifth meeting at the State House, Abu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO sanitise police recruitment in Nigeria gained traction as the Police Service Commission moved to involve the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in conducting drug integrity tests for prospective officers. Chairman of the PSC, retired Deputy Inspector-General Hashimu Argung...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter A GROWING wave of opposition has greeted the renaming of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to Muhammadu Buhari University by President Bola Tinubu, as alumni, students, and residents of Borno State condemn the move as insensitive and politically motivated. Announced during a special session of ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION FOR leadership in sustainable construction has gone to Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, named winner of the inaugural award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) through its Sustainable Infrastructure Recognition Awards (SIRA) platform. The honour was conferred at the conclusion of the 2025 Sustainable Infrast...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MAJOR STATISTICAL recalibration has reshaped the economic outlook following the release of the rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with 2019 adopted as the new base year. The revised data puts the nominal GDP for that year at ₦205.09 trillion...
By Joke Kujenya THE FUTURE of health demands responsible Artificial Intelligence according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Sweeping across hospital corridors and rural clinics alike, the march of artificial intelligence is already reshaping the way patients are diagnosed, medicines are discovered, and epidemics are tracked, the world h...
By JKNewsMedia APPLICANTS WHO began but failed to complete their online registration for recruitment into Nigeria’s paramilitary services have been directed to return to the portal and finalise the process as the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) reopened its platform today, Monday, 21st July 2025. The ...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s HEALTHCARE system faces intensifying scrutiny as outrage grows over the $1.2 billion lost annually to medical tourism, a drain experts warn is crippling the economy and decimating local hospitals. The anger reached a tipping point following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari during a medical trip to London...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FALSE REPORTS claiming the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) had been cancelled have been firmly debunked by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, as the body moves to release candidates’ results by Thursday, August 4. The widely circulated hoax, ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A SEVEN-year manhunt has ended with the arrest of 60-year-old drug baron Okpara Paul Chigozie as Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency intensified its crackdown on syndicates smuggling hard drugs across the country and abroad. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives stormed his hi...
