By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NEW TRAVEL restrictions blocking entry to the United States from 12 countries will begin on Monday, following a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump. The executive order revives and extends a controversial policy from his first term, barring or limiting travel from countries deemed to pose ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 6,549 Nigerians have been killed and 3,804 abducted in waves of mass atrocities sweeping across the country since May 2024, data released by Civil Society Leaders has revealed. The findings, unveiled during the 8th National Day of Mourning on 28 May, underscored the persistent danger faced...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SATELLITE CAMPUSES lacking regulatory approval face strict penalties as Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education moves to halt their unauthorised expansion. The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has directed Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education to cease...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo Week 1: “A strong mind is not a luxury. It’s a survival tool — especially in Nigeria today.” WE DON’T talk about mental health enough in Nigeria. When we do, it’s usually after something tragic has happened — a public breakdown, a suicide, a young person “running mad,” or someone “just […]...
By JKNewsMedia A FORCEFUL campaign against plastic pollution is reshaping the environmental future of one of Africa’s largest megacities, shifting from grim statistics to bold reforms. To commemorate June 5 World Environment Day, Lagos says it is rewriting its environmental legacy with its forceful campaign against plastic pollution, moving fr...
By Babafemi Ojudu, CON “To reclaim our future, we must remember and revive the values of our past. Education once shaped minds, not just CVs. It’s time to walk that road again.” LAST WEEK, I wrote about the past—the glorious era of our education system. It was a time when deliberate efforts were made to […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE “Because of its hatred for the Ant, Cockroach voted for Insecticide. Immediately Insecticide took power and swung into action, both Cockroach and Ant died, including Housefly that did not vote!” – Adewunmi Adegoju. I SCRIBBLED what you are about to read the day after the new Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland was crowned [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia CUSTOMERS USING the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking services will now have charges deducted from their mobile airtime balances instead of bank accounts, following a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The move enforces the NCC’s End-User Billing (EUB) model, which stipulates that n...
By JKNewsMedia FIERCE LOOKING gunmen suspected to be pirates struck a cargo vessel deep in the Gulf of Guinea, targeting the MV ORAGE FROST while it navigated international waters roughly 75 nautical miles northwest of Santo Antonio Port, São Tomé and Príncipe. Sailing under the Curaçao flag, the general cargo ship was en-route from Douala, [...
By JKNewsMedia CLAIMS BY a factional Afenifere group alleging national regression under President Bola Tinubu have drawn a sharp rebuttal from the Presidency, which defended its record with a comprehensive outline of reforms, economic stabilisation, and anti-corruption progress since 2023. The group’s critique, accusing the Tinubu administrat...
