By Reuben Abati In less than two weeks, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been twice lucky with female sports. The Super Falcons won the Women African Football Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title for a record 10th time in Morocco on July 25. While the country was still trying to fully digest the euphoria of […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized 16 containers of substandard and falsified products valued at N20.5 billion, imported through Onne Port, Port Harcourt. The consignment, delivered to the agency on Saturday by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent JUST ABOUT a week after a national reception for the Super Falcons, President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Côte d’Ivoire. Vice President Kashim She...
By Joke Kujenya SWEEPING REVISIONS to the United States of America (USA) visa process will soon require most non-immigrant applicants, including those seeking H-1B visas, to attend in-person interviews. The US Department of State confirmed that effective 2 September 2025, exemptions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will be rescinded, r...
By NAN MANY RETIRED soldiers have protested over unpaid entitlements, demanding for the immediate payment of outstanding shortfalls in their gratuity, parking allowance and Security Debarment Allowance (SDA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first and second quarter voluntary discharged soldiers of 2023, who disengaged from th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SUBSCRIBERS ACROSS Nigeria can now access seamless National Identification Number (NIN) services after all mobile network operators fully migrated to the National Identity Management Commission’s upgraded NIN verification platform, known as NINAuth. The National Identity Management Commission (...
AMAZON EMPLOYEES working in its smart home division now face a new career reality: demonstrate measurable AI usage or risk being overlooked for promotions. Ring founder and Amazon RBKS division head Jamie Siminoff announced the policy in a Wednesday email, requiring all promotion applications to detail specific examples of AI use. The mandate ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter ILLEGAL ESTATE developments operating without layout approvals across Eti-Osa, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki, and Epe face imminent sanctions as the Lagos State Government (LASG) launches a fresh enforcement drive to uphold urban planning regulations. A total of 176 estates were flagged after a comprehensive audit ...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Intern RESULTS FOR the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCE) for school candidates have officially been released, according to a statement from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The examination body made the announcement via its official X handle on Monday 4th August 2025, conf...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PELLETS OF narcotics and tramadol capsules concealed in vehicle side mirrors bound for Libreville, Gabon, were intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with three suspects arrest...
