By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERATION Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1.659 trillion to Nigeria’s three tiers of government as allocation for May 2025, drawn from a gross revenue inflow of N2.942 trillion. From the total distributable amount, the Federal Government received N538.004 billion...
By Taiwo Olapade THE VISIT by President Bola Tinubu to Benue State has continued to generate reactions. For many, the President’s visit came a bit late since it occurred days after the massacre of innocent and armless citizens of Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of the state. For others, it was still better late […]
By JKNewsMedia EFFORTS TO improve interstate trade and ease the movement of goods across Nigeria gained momentum as governors agreed to partner with the federal government to streamline levies and eliminate unauthorised checkpoints nationwide. The resolution followed a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held at its secretariat in A...
By Bukoladeremi Ladigbolu THE ALARMING surge in the sexual exploitation and overexposure of children and preteens to explicit content is a crisis that cannot be ignored. The case of a preteen moimmoin seller, nicknamed ‘Apeke’ and widely referred to as “Oriyomi Hamzat’s wife,” exemplifies the disturbing trend and serves as a clarion call for ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has vowed to partner with Governor Hyacinth Alia to restore lasting peace in Benue State, following an escalation of violence that has left hundreds of residents dead in recent weeks. Addressing traditional and political leaders during a town hall meeting in Mak...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “COUNTRIES HAVE no permanent friends or enemies but permanent interests” – Lord Palmerston, 19th century British Prime Minister. I was aghast when I read of Nigeria poking her nose into the scuffle between Israel and Iran. What is our own, as they say, in the long-standing enemity between Jews (Israelis) and Persians [&...
By Joke Kujenya OIL PRICES slipped in Asian trade after a sharp 4% rise in the previous session, as traders balanced potential supply shocks linked to Middle East tensions against uncertainty surrounding U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy. Brent crude futures dropped by 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $76.10 per barrel by 0723 GMT, while U.S. [&hellip...
By Channels TV PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has mandated the country’s service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to go after those behind the dastardly killings in Benue State, which have left scores of people dead and many others severely injured. Tinubu issued the order on Wednesday during his visit to Benue State [&hell...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has tasked the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) with the urgent responsibility of identifying and discrediting fake news merchants across the country’s online media space. Speaking during the public presentation of the new book Nigeria Media Renaissance – Perspectives on Online Publishing, Min...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ON WEDNESDAY afternoon, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Makurdi to engage with Benue stakeholders following the recent deadly attacks that have left over 100 residents dead in the state’s troubled Guma Local Government Area. He touched down at 12:58pm at the Tactical Air Command of the Nigerian Air...
