By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has said it will raise N1.76 trillion by issuing Treasury Bills in the third quarter of 2025, according to a new borrowing schedule released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The amount reflects a 12.8 percent increase from the N1.56 trillion raised through similar instruments...
By JKNewsMedia REDEFINING WORKPLACE culture and driving community development, bold strides in gender equity and women’s empowerment are positioning Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) as a transformative force. With a deep-rooted legacy of progressive leadership, the institution is shaping the financial sector through pioneering policies designed t...
By JKNewsMedia MISCONCEPTIONS SORROUNDING the reduced validity of United States (US) nonimmigrant visas for Nigerian citizens have been firmly dismissed by the US Mission in Nigeria, which clarified that the decision stems from a routine global review rather than political considerations or diplomatic tensions. A statement released by the Mis...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDING OFFICERS and election staff on Saturday, were unable to deploy to polling units across Lagos on Saturday morning, following a vehicle shortfall that sparked confusion at the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) encounte...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MUTED STREETS, idle polling booths, and impatient voters defined Saturday’s local government elections across Lagos State, as widespread apathy and operational setbacks marred a process intended to renew grassroots representation in Nigeria’s economic capital. Fifteen political parties contest...
By JKNewsMedia REDEFINING HOW students connect, Globacom has introduced Gloshare and a Mobile Community Plan to Kwara State University (KWASU), to collaborate, and learn. The digital rollout—pioneered through the company’s Enterprise Unit—marks the first deployment of such a system in any Nigerian tertiary institution. Held at KWASU’s Malete ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent VOTING OPENED this morning across Lagos State in the long-anticipated local government elections, with Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) officials setting up polling units from as early as 7:59am on Saturday. At St. Stephen School on Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, Units 0...
By Yishau Olukorede I WRITE to you not as a mere observer but as a concerned citizen who recognises the gravity and the promise of the task before you. Nigeria stands at a historic crossroads. Your mandate to implement the new tax reform laws is not merely a bureaucratic assignment but a moral obligation, an […]
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s STATE oil company may sell its refineries as complications continue to undermine years of costly rehabilitation efforts. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is currently re-evaluating its strategy for revamping its state-owned refineries amid persistent operational setbacks, according to its Group C...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE BUDGET for the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a landmark infrastructure project linking Nigeria to Morocco, has surged beyond $25 billion, according to Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition, Leila Benali. She said the transcontinental pipeline is set to deliver gas to around 400 million p...
