By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NATIONAL SCHEME faces critical restructuring to align with youth needs and national goals as the Federal Government has launched a major overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Setting up a reform committee to re-evaluate and transform the nearly five-decade-old programme, FG said the m...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Ministry of Power has initiated a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) in a renewed push to diversify and stabilise electricity supply across the country. During a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu received the Acting C...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter MULTINATIONAL FOOD giants are aggressively embedding ultra-processed, unhealthy foods into Nigerian culture, especially among children and young adults, fuelling a sharp rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and straining the nation’s healthcare system. Unveiled in Lagos by pan-African NGO Corpo...
By JKNewsMedia LAGOS PUPILS in Ikorodu received a morale-boosting start to their school term as the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) advanced its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its Back-to-SchoolStorm initiative. The outreach covered four public primary schools—Methodist Primary Scho...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has extended heartfelt congratulations to seasoned journalist and former Executive Director of TELL Magazine, Oludare Babarinsa, in honour of his 70th birthday. Marking the milestone as a testament to decades of journalistic excellence and commitment to nation-building, the President praised Babarinsa’s en...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “The bottomline is for the refineries to work – eventually. If they do not, President Tinubu should understand that former President Obasanjo is waiting around the corner to laugh him to scorn!” REPORTS THAT N90 billion was found in the account of one of the recently-sacked Managing Directors of one of our […]...
By Esther Olaifa, JKNewsMedia Reporter ISSUES AROUND journalistic quality and ethical standards took centre stage at a newly launched capacity-building programme targeting young Nigerian reporters. Organised by the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) with support from the United States Consulate General in Lagos, the initiative aims to ra...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia GRASSROOTS PUSH urged as drug war nets 62,595 arrests; 10.3 million kilos seizures. Also, state governments have been asked to take ownership of the war against substance abuse by implementing grassroots-focused drug prevention and treatment strategies, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) rev...
By JKNewsMedia RIGID LENDING practices have long stifled the growth of mid-stage businesses in Nigeria, leaving high-potential entrepreneurs underfunded and overburdened. That tide may be turning. A $2 million Catalytic Fund—jointly launched by Cascador and Sterling Bank—is introducing a fresh financing model aimed squarely at Africa’s entrep...
By Joke Kujenya ONE IN every ten patients acquires an infection during healthcare, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautions. This has informed a stark reminder that even the simplest measures can carry life-saving weight. On World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) May 5, health professionals and patients alike are being urged to return to basics—by...
