By Joke Kujenya MOROCCO’s TWO-goal lead crumbled under Nigeria’s relentless second-half surge as the Super Falcons stormed to a 3-2 victory and secured a record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Rabat on Saturday night. A dramatic turnaround saw Jennifer Echegini fire home the decisive goal in the 88th minute, sealing a f...
By JKNewsMedia TONIGHT MARKS a pivotal moment as Nigeria’s Super Falcons prepare to take on host nation Morocco in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat. President Bola Tinubu has rallied national support for the team, commending their conduct, performance, and unity throughout the tourname...
Illness in Nigeria is no longer driven solely by poverty or lack of access to healthcare. Increasingly, it stems from what people eat. Processed foods high in salt, sugar, and saturated fats, poorly labelled and aggressively marketed, are fuelling a sharp rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, stroke, and cardiovascu...
By Olukorede Yishau IN THE acclaimed land of abundance, the almighty America, doctors are not abundant. Dozens of Americans recently took to social media to voice their frustration over the painfully long wait times to see medical specialists. One user shared that her friend, a stroke survivor, could not secure a neurology appointment until M...
By JKNewsMedia SMALL AND Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria are set to benefit from a fresh wave of digital innovation as Fidelity Bank launched its 2025 SME Empowerment Program, distributing enterprise-grade tools to 100 growth-ready businesses. The programme, hosted on Wednesday, July 23, at the bank’s SME Hub in Gbagada, Lagos, drew ...
By Hope Gift Ahonsi, JKNewsMedia Intern PUPILS ACROSS Nigeria will now be required to attain the age of 12 before admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1), according to a new policy framework released by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME). The guideline, part of a wider regulatory document on non-state education, outlines strict a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SEVERAL ESSENTIAL goods and services will no longer attract the 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) from January 2026, following the enactment of the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA). The law, signed by President Bola Tinubu on 26 June, is part of a broader tax reform package that also established a new [&h...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STATE AUTHORITIES must fully reflect wholesale electricity costs in tariffs or be prepared to cover the difference through subsidies, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said. The warning followed tariff cuts by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), sparking ...
By Ajinola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOME NINGERIA nationals abandoned in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic have been located by government officials and are scheduled for evacuation to Bangui with military escort on Saturday, 26 July 2025. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Embassy in Bangui had re-establi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent WRESTLING FANS across the globe have been mourning the death of Hulk Hogan, the larger-than-life sports entertainer who revolutionised professional wrestling and turned “Hulkamania” into a global pop culture force. The 71-year-old died following a cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Flori...
