By Kelen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter TEACHER EDUCATION in Nigeria is set for a major transformation as Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs) begin awarding bachelor’s degrees alongside the National Certificate in Education (NCE) from September 2025. This shift follows the 2023 passage of the Dual Mandate Act, allowing FCOEs to offer both ...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter COURT PROCEEDINGS have begun against the suspended Olu of Obafemi, Oba Taofeek Kayode Owolabi, as the Ogun State Government moves forward with a series of charges linked to land grabbing and criminal misconduct. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday, Oba Owolabi, a ...
By Joke Kujenya MAHMOUD ABBAS has issued a blistering condemnation of Hamas, urging the group to release hostages and disarm in order to bring an end to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. In an impassioned speech to the Palestinian Authority’s Central Council in Ramallah, Abbas described Hamas as “sons of dogs” and demanded that ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WORLD Bank has forecast a troubling increase in poverty levels in Nigeria over the next five years, projecting a rise of 3.6 percentage points by 2027. The projection, revealed in the Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report, comes during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RIVERS SOLE administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas joined his first National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, amid protests, assembly probe, and political unrest following the incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s suspension. Ibok-Ete Ibas, the retired naval chief...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has urged global leaders to act with unity, courage and sustained resolve in confronting the intensifying climate emergency, declaring that climate action is not a developmental burden but a strategic imperative. Speaking during a high-level virtual meeting hosted by United Nations (UN) ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s MINISTER of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has convened an emergency meeting with aggrieved staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), following a sweeping strike action that has paralysed flight operations across the country. The high-level meeting, curre...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has ordered a sweeping reset of Nigeria’s national security tactics, demanding urgent and measurable action to end the bloodshed in Borno, Benue, Plateau, and Kwara states. His directive follows a high-level security briefing at the State House, where service chiefs presented a...
By Favour Gold, JKNewsMedia Intern CONSTRUCTION NOISE no longer rattles nerves in Warri and Effurun — it stirs hope. Across bustling junctions and dusty corridors, residents, traders and commuters are watching a long-awaited transformation unfold, brick by brick, beam by beam. A flurry of activity surrounds the Warri/Effurun Roads and Flyovers...
By Favour Gold, JKNewsMedia Intern INSIDE TWO of Nigeria’s sprawling Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, where survival often overshadows comfort, dignity is being quietly restored—one sanitary pad at a time. The “Access PAD Me A Girl Initiative,” an outreach led by Gatmash Media in collaboration with Access Bank and several corporate p...
