By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE INDEPENDENT Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for trimming Nigeria’s projected economic growth in 2025 from 3.2 percent to 3.0 percent, arguing the assessment overlooks the country’s broader economic evolution beyond oil. In a policy statemen...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON IT IS a privilege to share this rich, erudite, and deeply reflective review of my book, “Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist,” by Prof. Toyin Falola—one of Africa’s most respected historians and public intellectuals. In this sweeping critique, Prof. Falola not only interrogates the themes and tensio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MICROSOFT CO-founder Bill Gates will dissolve the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by 31 December 2045, bringing forward the end of one of the world’s largest philanthropic institutions. The decision marks a significant acceleration in Gates’ lifetime giving, as he pledges to divest 99% of his pe...
Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SILENCE SWEPT the nation as King Charles led a solemn service at Westminster Abbey, commemorating 80 years since Victory in Europe Day and the end of the Second World War in Europe. Floral tributes, wartime letters, and peace pledges mark 80 years since Nazi Germany’s surrender. The King led Thursday’s...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter UNITED STATES of America (USA) President Donald Trump has called the election of Pope Leo XIV “a great honour for our country,” after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His announcement was delivered from the Vatican on Thursday by French Ca...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HISTORY WAS made on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was introduced to the world as Pope Leo XIV, the first-ever pontiff from the United States of America (USA) and the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Cheers surged across the packed square as […...
By Joke Kujenya EVERYDAY LIFE is silently disrupted for millions who unknowingly struggle with a chronic respiratory illness that, despite its global prevalence, remains woefully under-recognised and untreated, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This condition, which narrows the airways and inflames the lungs, trigge...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE GOVERNMENT of United Kingdom (UK) has said it is preparing to tighten visa rules for citizens of countries with high rates of overstaying, potentially affecting applicants from Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. An internal assessment by the Home Office identified a pattern of individuals from the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter BORROWINGS BY Nigerian banks from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Standing Lending Facility (SLF) plunged 97.6 percent month-on-month in April 2025, dropping to N380 billion from a staggering N16.5 trillion in March. The steep fall signals a significant improvement in banking system liquidity, a...
By Joke Kujenya AFTER FOUR whole decades of being flagged by state security, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, a longtime media rights advocate and Executive Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), has been officially removed from the watchlist of Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS). The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Inst...
