By Bola BOLAWOLE “The bottomline is for the refineries to work – eventually. If they do not, President Tinubu should understand that former President Obasanjo is waiting around the corner to laugh him to scorn!” REPORTS THAT N90 billion was found in the account of one of the recently-sacked Managing Directors of one of our […]...
By Esther Olaifa, JKNewsMedia Reporter ISSUES AROUND journalistic quality and ethical standards took centre stage at a newly launched capacity-building programme targeting young Nigerian reporters. Organised by the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) with support from the United States Consulate General in Lagos, the initiative aims to ra...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia GRASSROOTS PUSH urged as drug war nets 62,595 arrests; 10.3 million kilos seizures. Also, state governments have been asked to take ownership of the war against substance abuse by implementing grassroots-focused drug prevention and treatment strategies, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) rev...
By JKNewsMedia RIGID LENDING practices have long stifled the growth of mid-stage businesses in Nigeria, leaving high-potential entrepreneurs underfunded and overburdened. That tide may be turning. A $2 million Catalytic Fund—jointly launched by Cascador and Sterling Bank—is introducing a fresh financing model aimed squarely at Africa’s entrep...
By Joke Kujenya ONE IN every ten patients acquires an infection during healthcare, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautions. This has informed a stark reminder that even the simplest measures can carry life-saving weight. On World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) May 5, health professionals and patients alike are being urged to return to basics—by...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released a detailed statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing that 80 per cent of candidates scored below the 200-mark threshold. A total of 1,955,069 candidates participated in the nationwid...
By Owei Lakemfa IT WAS Monday. July 5, 1993. That was the date, conscientious Nigerians had chosen to commence confrontation with the military regime that had weighed the country down, stolen it blind and, in order to perpetuate its misrule, had annulled the Presidential elections. The generals had declared any protest, enemy action and, had ...
By JKNewsMedia CABINET STRUCTURE in Oyo State government has undergone a major reshuffle as Governor Seyi Makinde reassigned five commissioners across pivotal ministries. The reorganisation, announced in an official letter signed by Chief of Staff Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi on Monday, took effect immediately. Under the new arrangement, the Commiss...
By JKNewsMedia INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY and engineering innovation took centre stage as Nigeria’s journalists celebrated 2025 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Abuja, with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc clinching the Construction Company of the Year Award at the high-profile event. The award, presented by Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Pr...
By Joke Kujenya AMERICAN FILM and media stocks tumbled on Monday after President Donald Trump declared a sweeping 100 percent tariff on all movies produced outside the United States (US). This has been dubbed an unprecedented move aimed at reshaping Hollywood’s global dependencies. Trump claimed the American film industry is under siege, citi...
