By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent Tensions escalated in the Senate on Tuesday as Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), failed to honour a fourth invitation to appear before the Public Accounts Committee over a ₦210 trillion audit query spanning 2017 to 2023. Members ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A CALL to establish a regional oil pricing benchmark for West Africa has been issued by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to address regional market disparities and reduce dependence on foreign pricing systems. The Authority Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed,...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent HEADLINE INFLATION slowed in June as energy prices dipped and foreign exchange rates steadied, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank’s governor, Yemi Cardoso, announced the development on Tuesday while presenting the communiqué from the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) 301st...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOOD INSECURITY is worsening across conflict-hit communities in Nigeria’s North-east, where more than 3.7 million people are now struggling to access adequate food, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported. Years of violence have displaced thousands of farmers who once susta...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee has been instructed by President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the digital trade facilitation platform becomes fully operational by the first quarter of 2026. The directive was conveyed during the committee’s fifth meeting at the State House, Abu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO sanitise police recruitment in Nigeria gained traction as the Police Service Commission moved to involve the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in conducting drug integrity tests for prospective officers. Chairman of the PSC, retired Deputy Inspector-General Hashimu Argung...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter A GROWING wave of opposition has greeted the renaming of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to Muhammadu Buhari University by President Bola Tinubu, as alumni, students, and residents of Borno State condemn the move as insensitive and politically motivated. Announced during a special session of ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION FOR leadership in sustainable construction has gone to Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, named winner of the inaugural award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) through its Sustainable Infrastructure Recognition Awards (SIRA) platform. The honour was conferred at the conclusion of the 2025 Sustainable Infrast...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MAJOR STATISTICAL recalibration has reshaped the economic outlook following the release of the rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with 2019 adopted as the new base year. The revised data puts the nominal GDP for that year at ₦205.09 trillion...
By Joke Kujenya THE FUTURE of health demands responsible Artificial Intelligence according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Sweeping across hospital corridors and rural clinics alike, the march of artificial intelligence is already reshaping the way patients are diagnosed, medicines are discovered, and epidemics are tracked, the world h...
