By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIGHT-OF-way compensation totalling N13billion has been approved under the Lagos-Ogun Transmission Project, alongside $34 million for high-capacity transformer upgrades, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) confirmed on Wednesday. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approvals while...
By Peace Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern FIRM MEASURES will be taken against any individual or group attempting to disrupt the Remo Federal Constituency by-election scheduled for Saturday, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has stated. The governor issued the warning during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally for the election at Ogijo, ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu will travel on Thursday for official visits to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to a statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. His first engagement will be in Yokohama, Japan, where he will participate in the Ninth Tok...
By Babafemi Ojudu LAST WEEK, I sat quietly in church, watching Femi Osinbajo celebrate his 70th birthday, with his radiant 92-year-old mother beaming beside him. It was a beautiful moment, one of joy, grace, and gratitude. But in my mind, I saw something else. I saw wreckage. Dust. Screams. I saw the belly of a […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE PRESIDENCY has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s creative industry through consistent policy support, expanded investment, and a business-friendly environment. Addressing participants at the inaugural Creative Powerhouse Summit (QED-NG) at Radisson Blu, Ike...
By O’tega Ogra ECONOMIC REFORM is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: take the hard medicine early, or delay and pay much more later. In times of public frustration, it is tempting to reach for the “gentle” option (the idea of gradual change), being pushed […]
By Adekunle Eniola IN ALMOST all the states of the federation, the Office of Service Matters is situated within the jurisdiction of the Head of Service (HOS) of each state. Accordingly, the Service Matters Office duties primarily concern the management and administration of the state’s civil service workforce. The office coordinates the...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 13 August, 2025). “If the Super Falcons can come back from two goals down to turn the tables and win, why not Tinubu? And Morocco is not the first of such miracles. We had the […]
By JKNewsMedia A DEVASTATING flood has claimed eight lives and destroyed vast farmlands in Kpoghirikpo, an ancient kingdom of Itim community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following heavy rainfall that triggered severe displacement and economic losses. According to community accounts, the incident left over 800 farmlands sub...
By Joke Kujenya THE TWO-week industrial action at Lagos State University (LASU) has been called off following an agreement between the institution’s management and the Joint Action Committee of Staff Unions (JACSU). Academic and administrative work will resume on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, with students expected back on campus ahead of examin...
