By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNOR DAPO Abiodun has received the Distinguished Visionary Leadership Award from the Foreign Investment Network (FIN), marking a fresh endorsement of Ogun State’s drive to become Nigeria’s industrial powerhouse. The award was presented at the governor’s office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, where he d...
By JKNewsMedia BANKLY’s STRUGGLE to maintain liquidity and serve customers reliably has prompted a significant intervention from C-One Ventures Platform, which has agreed to acquire the Nigerian microfinance bank’s licences, technology, and key operational assets. The deal marks a critical juncture for the embattled fintech, once hailed for d...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter UNION BANK of Nigeria has secured a major reprieve as the Supreme Court of Nigeria set aside a Federal High Court judgement that had awarded over N22trillion against the financial institution and other parties, ending a legal contest that had dragged on for a quarter of a century. The ruling [&helli...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOARING COST of education has made female students at the University of Ibadan (UI) and other Nigerian universities to be increasingly turning to egg donation to be able to raise money to afford their tuition fees. This trend has raised serious health and ethical concerns as the institution authori...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER TWENTY-seven suspected Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) impersonators have been handed to the Nigeria Police for prosecution, following a crackdown on examination malpractice by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The action comes as part of ongoing efforts to uph...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo THE BEST of Nigeria Project Team is proud to announce the launch of its latest initiative — Best of Nigeria TV, an innovative visual platform dedicated to showcasing the very best of Nigerian people, culture, enterprise, and achievements to the world. This powerful new venture comes on the heels of the […]
By JKNewsMedia FOLLOWING THE success of its Zero Transfer Fees campaign, Sterling Bank has extended its support to easing the daily burdens faced by Lagosians by providing free transportation throughout May 2025. The initiative, which began last week, sees branded buses stationed at major locations across Lagos, including Obalende, Ikorodu, T...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN UPSCALE 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, masquerading as a hub for drug distribution, was stormed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), leading to the discovery of illicit substances valued at over ₦1 billion. The operation, carried out between Friday 25th and...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PETER NWACHUKWU, husband of the late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Federal Capital Territory High Court found him guilty of culpable homicide. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, presiding at the Wuse Zone 2 court in Abuja, ruled on Monday that the prosecu...
By JKNewsMedia FORMER LAGOS State governorship candidate Abdulazees Adediran and Director General of The Progressive Institute (TPI), Dr Lanre Adebayo, have both affirmed that younger Nigerians can find renewed hope under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During a visit to TPI in Abuja on Friday, Adediran, popularly known as “Jan...
