By Joke Kujenya ACCESS TO nutritious food can shape lifelong dietary habits, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said as it released a global guideline on school food policies. The guideline advises countries to adopt a whole-school approach ensuring that food and beverages provided in schools are healthy and nutritious. JKNewsMedia.com repor...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent OVER 2.5 billion litres of sachet water are consumed annually in the country, produced by more than 32,000 manufacturers, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the announcement came from Prof. Innocent Barikor, Di...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN Meteorological (NiMeT) Agency has predicted dust haze across the country from Wednesday to Friday, the agency said in a release on Tuesday in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that NiMet forecast moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility between 2 and 5 kilometres over the northern region on Wednesday. It also an...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s FORMER Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has appeared at Southwark Crown Court facing five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, prosecutors said. The court heard that between 2011 and 2015, Alison-Madueke allegedly received m...
By NAN AN INTERNATIONAL NGO, Save the Children International (SCI), says no fewer than 1,683 learners were abducted in Nigeria between 2014 to 2022, 184 killed, while about 25 buildings were destroyed. Mogbonjubade Adesulure, the Digital Media and Communication Specialist, Save the Children Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TEMPPORARY RELIEF has been granted to ease import processing as authorised dealer banks receive approval to accept expired National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) licences for Form M transactions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) confirmed it h...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AIMING FOR a $5 billion trade volume, Türkiye and Nigeria reaffirmed the target on Tuesday as discussions moved forward during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit in Ankara. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said talks on the trade target had already commenced, s...
By Fredrick Nwabufo PRESIDENT TINUBU’s visit holds immense significance, and happening at a time, the nation is gaining global attention for very good reasons. Nigeria has regained its natural place in the phyla of nations. Nigeria is Türkiye’s largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, with over 50 Turkish companies operating in the coun...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent COCERNS OVER a brief stumble by President Bola Tinubu during a ceremonial reception in Türkiye have been addressed by the Nigerian Presidency, which said the incident was caused by a poorly laid surface and not by any health issue. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Presidency said Nigeria’s...
By Joke Kujenya BRIEF DISTRUPTION marked a ceremonial welcome in Ankara on Tuesday when President Bola Tinubu slightly slipped and fell during a parade organised for his reception in the Turkish capital. The incident occurred as the Nigerian leader walked alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and joined the guard of honour. JKNewsM...
