By Helen Okechukwu and Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporters DEEP-ROOTED gender disparities continue to challenge women’s access to leadership, education, and governance in Nigeria, prompting renewed calls for inclusion and justice during the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, celebrations. Leaders, activists and policymakers emp...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE LEADERS AT both local and international levels make mistakes that reverberate with dire consequences for themselves, their peoples, and other peoples all over the world. Mistakes that leaders make often lead to wars – be they at local or international level as well. Lives are lost, property is destroyed, and the worl...
By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi OVER THE past two weeks, we have witnessed a number of events at the Nigerian Senate, which have left some of us shell-shocked. It is quite common for arguments and battles of all kinds to break out in the National Assembly. It is not easy for so many representatives of their people […]
By Adeola Ogunlade, Contributor MARKING INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day 2025 under the global theme “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality.”, the Association of Christian Correspondents of Nigeria (ACCoN) has renewed calls on the Nigerian government to secure the release of Leah Sharibu, who has endured seven years in captivity. Leah Sharibu re...
By JKNewsMedia NATURAL GAS supply in Nigeria is set for a significant boost as NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML), a subsidiary of NNPC Ltd, and its Unincorporated Joint Venture (UJV) partner, NIPCO Gas Ltd, have finalised a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Ssonic Petroleum Ltd. The deal will see the supply of natural […]
By Joke Kujenya DESPITE LIVING longer than men, women across the globe continue to struggle with access to essential healthcare services. Deep-seated gender and age discrimination, economic barriers, and cultural norms contribute to a widening health gap that leaves millions of women vulnerable. As the world marks International Women’s Day (I...
By Joke Kujenya WIDESPREAD HUNGER is set to affect an estimated 30.6 million Nigerians, including 150,978 internally displaced persons (IDPs) across 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), between June and August 2025. The latest Cadre Harmonisé (CH) report, released on Friday, warns of worsening food shortages driven by economic i...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter POLITICAL DEBATE over Delta State’s development agenda has intensified, prompting Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to challenge opposition figures to personally inspect ongoing projects. His response follows criticism from former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who questioned the state&...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter LAST WEEK’s assault on staff of the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) by personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, has been strongly condemned by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu. The personnel had stormed the critical power infrastructure and molested which raised serious con...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE in Ogun State has seen remarkable expansion, with approximately 1,000 kilometres of roads constructed since 2019. Governor Dapo Abiodun reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustained infrastructural growth while commissioning the newly completed 3.12-kilometre Oke-Erinj...
