By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to empowering Nigerian youths with world-class skills that will enable them to compete effectively on the global stage. Speaking at the official launch of the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA) at the Council Chambers of the Presidentia...
By Bayo Onanuga IMAGINE A Rivers State where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hesitated to declare a state of emergency. The political standoff between the State Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara could have continued and degenerated into violence. Impeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the governor’s supporters,...
By Gbemiga Ogunleye IF LIKE me, you have this bad habit of reading every inscription on buses or on walls, you probably would have seen this inscription on hospital walls: WE CARE; GOD HEALS! That was what I remembered that Saturday morning in Kaduna, as I lay on the surgeon’s operating table. I silently prayed […]
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN NIGERIA, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria and Administration in 1919, Frederick Lugard described Nigeria as an “anomaly…. of a country with aggregate revenue practically equal to its needs but ...
By JKNewsMedia THE APPOINTMENT, as Head of Service, has been approved for Dr. Mrs/ Minimim Oseji, on Monday by Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. A statement issued and signed by the Hon. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, noted that her appointment follows the retirement of Mr. Reginald B...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNOR DAPO ABIODUN of Ogun State has said that his government has accelerated efforts to complete the 100-kilometre Sagamu-Papalanto-Iro-Ilaro-Obelle road in Ewekoro Local Government Area, instructing the contractor to achieve 70% completion by the end of the year. Governor Abiodun emphasised th...
By JKNewsMedia IN AN effort to mitigate food insecurity and uplift the underprivileged, Glo Foundation has launched a large-scale food initiative, providing essential supplies to thousands of residents in Ilaje community, Bariga, Lagos State. The initiative, executed in collaboration with Lagos Food Bank at the Love Lagos Jetty in Bariga, bro...
By JKNewsMedia THE LONG-awaited reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road, Aba, is nearing completion, marking a significant milestone in the city’s economic and infrastructural resurgence. The project, awarded to construction giant Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, has rekindled optimism among residents and business owners who had long endured the decli...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A RENEWED push to strengthen Nigeria’s non-oil export sector has gained momentum with the successful hosting of the 18th edition of the Export Management Programme (EMP 18). Organised by Fidelity Bank Plc, the capacity development initiative in Lagos provided entrepreneurs with the necessary experti...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE NIGERIA IS touted as the second most religious country in the world; after the Taliban’s Afghanistan. Similarly, it is said to be the second most impoverished nation; again, after the same Afghanistan! Be they Christian or Muslim, religious Nigerians wear their religion like a badge. Outwardly they are pious; but inwardly ...
