By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter VANDALISM OF power infrastructure must be treated as a criminal offence, not a civil matter, Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu told lawmakers at a weekend retreat organised by the Senate Committee on Power. He urged the National Assembly to pass stricter laws to protect national electricity assets...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter COLLABORATION BETWEEN Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration is set to deepen following strategic talks aimed at enhancing joint action against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. At the meeting held at the NDLEA Nationa...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THE APPEAL court gave a ruling in the case of the local government chairmanship tussle between the ruling PDP government and its APC predecessor government in Osun state: You thought that settled the matter, but it was the beginning of the melee with both sides claiming that the same judgment gave them […]
EXTERNAL DEBT service surged by 49.2 percent year-on-year to $2.01 billion in the first four months of 2025, up from $1.34 billion in the same period of 2024. The data, released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, underscores the growing strain on the nation’s public finances amid persistent foreign exchange constraints and a weakened revenue [&he...
By JKNewsMedia MILESTONE PUBLICATION spotlighting the evolution of digital journalism in Nigeria will take centre stage on Tuesday, June 17 as the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) hosts a public presentation of its book, Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing, at Abuja Continental Hotel by 10:00am. The ...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s EQUITIES market stirred from its recent quiet spell with a Friday morning surge, sparked by investor interest in Fidelity Bank Plc shares. By 11am, the Nigerian Exchange All Share Index (ASI) had climbed 0.19 percent to 109,385.94 points, driven largely by gains in Fidelity Bank stock. The share price rose to N18.60, ...
By Owei Lakemfa THE ECONOMIC Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a dream of regional integration, including a free and seamless flow of persons, services and capital, the elimination of customs duties, and joi...
By JKNewsMedia A CIVIC outcry has followed government proposals to merge Nigeria’s top intellectual accolade, the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA), with the broader National Honour Award (NHA). The Conscience Foundation (CF), a non-profit championing democracy, human rights, and governance, has sharply rejected the move, warning it risks ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s FEDERAL authorities have formally reconstituted the board of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), tasking the new leadership with accelerating asset recovery, restoring investor trust, and supporting key economic reforms. The newly inaugurated board, chaired by Bala Bello, c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has forwarded a ₦1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly (NASS) for approval, following the imposition of emergency rule in the state. The budget request was presented during plenary by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, an...
