By JKNewsMedia ROAD CONSTRUCTION projects expanded in Ogun State as new approvals secured for major routes and security upgrades during the latest executive council meeting. Ogun State Executive Council has approved the reconstruction of additional roads across key local government areas, reinforcing the government’s strategic push for consis...
By JKNewsMedia WORLD ENVIRONMENT Day 2025 inspired a powerful call to action as Union Bank of Nigeria Plc partnered with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation to tackle plastic pollution through a high-impact symposium held at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos. The event convened corporate leaders, environmental advocates, and sustainabilit...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014. ON 26 JANUARY 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe State in north-east Nigeria. Around the same time, an anti-terrorism campaign by the government of Nigeria in Yobe State and […]...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper of Wednesday, 3 July, 2025). THREE HIGHBROW resignations of recent are those of the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale; the NNPC Limited spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, and now the chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STUDENTS FROM the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will begin studies in Nigerian universities from the next academic year under a new scholarship scheme unveiled by President Bola Tinubu. The initiative was announced during a joint press conference held in Gros Islet, Saint Luci...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE DRIVE to transform Africa’s energy future gained fresh momentum as the European Union renewed its commitment to supporting African institutions in building robust regulatory frameworks and unlocking the potential of renewable energy and cross-border electricity trade. Speaking in Addis-Abab...
By JKNewsMedia THE AJAOKUTA-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline has successfully crossed the River Niger, marking a major milestone towards its projected completion by the fourth quarter of 2025. Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, disclosed the breakthrough while ...
By Reuben Abati IT IS now confirmed that Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, 75, Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has resigned from his position as Chairman of the party. He has had quite a storied career as a politician, serving under Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso as Deputy Governor of Kano State, 1999–2003, and from 2011 […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN 8,266 students at the Federal University of Kashere (FUK) have received financial lifelines through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), with total disbursements exceeding ₦1,073,966,500. The intervention, described as the most impactful educational support programme in decades...
By JKNewsMedia FIGHTING HUNGER with a hands-on approach, Fidelity Bank Plc has distributed food packs to vulnerable residents of Victoria Island in Lagos under its Fidelity Food Bank scheme, reinforcing its commitment to community development through impactful corporate responsibility. The outreach, held in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area, ...
