By Omoniyi Joshua AT THE heart of the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, lies a bold ambition: to significantly increase intra-regional trade within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which currently averages just $208bn annually. More than a gathering of politic...
By JKNewsMedia NTIONWIDE MOBILE access is set for a major boost as a transformative national roaming agreement allows 9Mobile subscribers to connect seamlessly through MTN Nigeria’s vast network partnerships. Approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the three-year partnership marks a strategic breakthrough in telecom collabor...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GLOBAL MOMENTUM is building behind a public health drive urging Nigeria and other nations to increase excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by 50 per cent by 2035. The aim is to counter the surging burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and generate sustainable health financin...
By Owei Lakemfa TO BE a citizen of the United States, the universal superpower, largest economy, the world policeman and God’s own country, is an opportunity millions across the earth would grab with both hands. So, to find a man who, as a right, does not want to be an American and has been fighting […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN N460 million earmarked for the inauguration of United States (US) President Donald Trump on 20 January 2025 vanished through a cryptocurrency scam traced to Lagos, as detailed in a civil forfeiture complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Investigators said they i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TWO PILLARS of international football have died in separate incidents, casting a dark shadow over the global sporting arena. Former Nigerian Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, 61, died in Lagos after a prolonged illness. Merely hours later, Portuguese and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has pass...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has issued its first global guideline to help healthcare professionals improve pregnancy outcomes for women living with sickle cell disease, marking a significant step toward addressing what it calls a growing and life-threatening maternal health challenge. Sickl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIANS RESIDING in Saint Lucia received renewed assurances from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who for a second day engaged with the community to address issues affecting their stay in the Caribbean nation. President Tinubu met with members of the diaspora on Wednesday at the Windjammer Resort...
By O’tega Ogra FOR ALL the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. In an era where continents compete not just on GDP but on supply chains, self-reliance, and economic coherence, that figure is a quiet [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia A NEW digital innovation space has opened in Abeokuta as Ogun State Government, in collaboration with GFA Technologies and the American Consulate, unveiled the ‘Window on America’ project to equip Nigerian youths with critical skills in Information and Communication Technology. Governor Dapo Abiodun, speaking at the...
