By JKNewsMedia MILESTONE PUBLICATION spotlighting the evolution of digital journalism in Nigeria will take centre stage on Tuesday, June 17 as the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) hosts a public presentation of its book, Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing, at Abuja Continental Hotel by 10:00am. The ...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s EQUITIES market stirred from its recent quiet spell with a Friday morning surge, sparked by investor interest in Fidelity Bank Plc shares. By 11am, the Nigerian Exchange All Share Index (ASI) had climbed 0.19 percent to 109,385.94 points, driven largely by gains in Fidelity Bank stock. The share price rose to N18.60, ...
By Owei Lakemfa THE ECONOMIC Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a dream of regional integration, including a free and seamless flow of persons, services and capital, the elimination of customs duties, and joi...
By JKNewsMedia A CIVIC outcry has followed government proposals to merge Nigeria’s top intellectual accolade, the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA), with the broader National Honour Award (NHA). The Conscience Foundation (CF), a non-profit championing democracy, human rights, and governance, has sharply rejected the move, warning it risks ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s FEDERAL authorities have formally reconstituted the board of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), tasking the new leadership with accelerating asset recovery, restoring investor trust, and supporting key economic reforms. The newly inaugurated board, chaired by Bala Bello, c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has forwarded a ₦1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly (NASS) for approval, following the imposition of emergency rule in the state. The budget request was presented during plenary by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, an...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo A RELATIVELY obscure legal battle filed by an equally low-profile NGO has suddenly gained traction following the unexpected transfer of the case from Port Harcourt to Abuja. The Incorporated Trustees of the Rivers Bridge Peace Initiative, a Rivers State-based organization led by Rufus Oba, is challenging the legality o...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON ON THE danger of digital thuggery and the ignorance of democratic principles Some intolerant children of ignorance have recently invaded my Facebook page and directed messages to hurl insults at me. Their offense? That I failed to praise their “god” — the President — in a simple, innocuous piece where […]...
By Aisha Mahmud, JKNewsMedia Intern BURDEN OF survival has fallen on 25-year-old Queen Isah as she faces illness and poverty in Nasarawa while catering for her siblings. She is single-handedly raising her two younger siblings amid poverty, health crises, and abandonment after their mother was imprisoned for alleged fraud. Queen Isah wakes eac...
By JKNewsMedia MORE THAN 4,500 residents of Abere and Modakeke communities in Ile-Ife, Osun State, received essential food items during a two-day distribution programme organised by Fidelity Bank Plc. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Cooperatives and Empowerment and the Esther Adeleke Foundation, forms part of the ...
