By CPJ Staff IN THE three years since Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, journalists have been repeatedly arrested, attacked, and harassed — yet, the government has sought to deny this reality. Vice President Kashim Shettima suggested in February that no journalists have been harassed in Nigeria since Tinubu ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter GROWING CONCERN over the availability and use of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products has prompted the Ekiti State Government to pledge a review of its tobacco control law, warning that the products pose a significant threat to public health, particularly among young people. JKNewsMedia.com...
By Joke Kujenya The questions Nigerians keep asking as banditry, kidnapping and terror attacks persist. . . A nation cannot budget endlessly for security while citizens continue to budget for fear. . . The time has come to ask difficult questions about what is working, what is failing and what must change. . . DAILY […]
By Babafemi Ojudu IN 1977, I sat for the entrance examination into Christ School, Ado Ekiti. Like thousands of Ekiti children of my generation, attending Christ School was a dream. It was the gold standard of secondary education. It was the school every ambitious child wanted to attend, and every parent prayed their child would […]
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s SPENDING on imported food declined in 2025 as new figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fourth quarter 2025 statistical bulletin showed a reduction in food import expenditure even as total imports rose sharply. JKNewsMedia.com reports that food import spending fell to $2.34 billion in 2025 from $2.53 billion ...
By JKNewsMedia INTENSIFIED EFFORTS to tackle period poverty remained the focus as the Pad Me A Girl Empowerment Foundation (PMAGEF) called for collective action to ensure that no girl is denied education, dignity or opportunity because of menstruation. The call was made during the commemoration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day held at Isolog Co...
By JKNewsMedia CLAIMS CIRCULATING on social media alleging that pupils, students, and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area have been released have been debunked by the Oyo State Government. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, described the video as f...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAJOR FOOD staple prices recorded significant year on year declines, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Selected Food Price Watch report, reflecting lower costs compared to the record high levels of the previous year and providing much needed relief. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the...
By Imran Rahman-Jonesand and Laura Cress, BBC technology reporters ONLINE PUBLISHERS can choose not to appear in the AI Overviews of Google search results in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced. The competition regulator said this would “put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to nego...
By JKNewsMedia PASSAGE OF a bill seeking to reform Nigeria’s tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages has drawn commendation from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the move as a bold and timely step toward safeguarding public health. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a statement signed by Robert Egbe, Media ...
