By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS OF money laundering, asset concealment, and billion-naira oil bloc deals have escalated into a fierce legal showdown, with the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release detained businesswoman Aisha Achimugu within 24 hours. A dram...
By Bola Bolawole IF THIS headline looks strange to you, I borrowed it from my friend and colleague, PUNCH columnist, Lekan Shote. See Lekan’s “This article has no title” of 19 March, 2025! There are occasions one struggles to headline a piece but the right choice of words keeps eluding one. So why not borrow […]
By JKNewsMedia CELEBRATED FOR his transformative impact on African business, Dr Mike Adenuga Jr. received high praise from Presidents Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria and John Mahama on his 72nd birthday. The two Presidents lauded the business magnate, recognising his vast contributions to economic growth, innovation, and pan-African enterprise. B...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NTIONWIDE ROLLOUT of secure digital system for tinted glass permits begins. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has resumed the issuance of Tinted Glass Permits (TGP) across the country through a newly digitised platform, responding to escalating public outcry over the harassment of motorists usi...
DOZENS OF Nigeria’s media elite to confront AI era in Abeokuta summit as they gather from May 5–6 May for the 3rd Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit, a pivotal two-day forum aimed at redefining how journalism connects with audiences in the artificial intelligence age. The summit, convened by Taiwo Obe, Founder and Director of The Journalism [&hell...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A NATIONAWIDE public holiday has been declared for Thursday as Nigeria gears up to celebrate Workers’ Day, a tribute to the nation’s workforce and their enduring contributions to development. The announcement came on Tuesday from the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who praised Nigerian wor...
By JKNewsMedia SHAREHOLDERS OF Fidelity Bank Plc have praised the institution’s leadership and workforce for delivering a remarkable financial performance in 2024, cementing its status among Nigeria’s elite lenders. The commendations came during the bank’s 37th Annual General Meeting, held virtually on Tuesday 29 April 2025. Chief Boniface Ok...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AT LEAST 200 employees have been sacked by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in a sweeping internal shake-up that has upended its executive structure, with several top officials ousted and new female leaders taking key roles. The wave of terminations—quietly executed but deeply ...
By Joke Kujenya HARD-WON victories in the global fight against a centuries-old killer disease, malaria, are beginning to unravel, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO), to issue an urgent call to action on World Malaria Day 2025. Malaria is clawing its way back in parts of the world where it had once been driven into […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 200 VULNERABLE Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned home as part of a humanitarian repatriation initiative facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with Nigerian authorities. The group, totalling 203 individuals, touched down at the Cargo Terminal ...
