By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to the late Dr Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, describing her as a media trailblazer, gender equity advocate, and soldier of democracy. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the President confirmed her passing at the age of 82 and recounted her decades-long impact on journalism and the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT OF the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Yomi Otubela, has criticised the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) during nighttime hours in some parts of the country, warning that such conditions cannot produce commendabl...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter META CHIEF executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined plans to develop artificial intelligence systems that he says will give individuals unprecedented personal empowerment, calling the next decade a “decisive period” for superintelligence. In a post on his official WhatsApp channel titled Personal Superint...
By JKNewsMedia A NEW music reality competition, Next Afrobeats Star (NAS), has been launched to discover and promote the next generation of Afrobeats talent. The show, officially unveiled on Saturday, 2 August 2025, at the MTN Rooftop Event Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, is a collaboration between MTN Nigeria, Ultima Studios, and music distribution ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LAGOS STATE Government has directed residents in parts of Lekki, Ikorodu, and Ajegunle to move from lowland areas to higher ground to avoid the dangers of flooding. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, listed Ajilet...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a series of high-profile convictions and asset forfeitures in its ongoing campaign against illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria. In Lagos, businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, were sentenced on Monday, ...
By Temitope Adelakun, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licences of two ValueJet pilots following what it described as a serious breach of aviation safety protocols at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday, 5 August 2025. In a statement issued on Wednesday by NCAA’s Direct...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has, on Wednesday, signed into law the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025, creating a consolidated framework to regulate and supervise all insurance and reinsurance businesses in the country. The new legislation repeals several outdated statutes, replacing...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PARENT COMPANY, Meta, has announced that its messaging platform, WhatsApp, has banned more than 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam activities targeting users worldwide in the first half of 2025. The action follows investigations into scam centres run by organised groups in South-East ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT Tinubu has approved the disbursement of N4,249,626,817.69 to fund 158 research projects under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund 2024 Grant Cycle. The allocation follows recommendations from the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (...
