By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent APPLICATIONS FOR the Nigerian Education Loan Fund are dominated by the North, while the South-East accounts for the lowest share, data from the fund shows. JKNewsMedia.com reports that of 1.67 million submissions recorded since the portal opened on May 24, 2024, applicants from the three northe...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CLOUDY CONDITIONS and dust haze are expected across the country from Monday to Wednesday, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast. JKNewsMedia.com reports that NiMet’s weather outlook, released Sunday in Abuja, predicted slight dust haze over the northern region on Monday, persisting throughout the fore...
By Olive Young, JKNewsMedia Intern GLASS CEILINGS crumbled when Dr Wendy Okolo became the first Black woman to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington at 26. JKNewsMedia.com reports that she was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, she began her academic journey at St Mary’s Primary [&h...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIAN STUDENTS and exchange participants who already hold valid American visas can continue their academic activities in the United States (US) despite new immigration restrictions introduced under Presidential Proclamation 10998, the US Embassy in Nigeria has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By Owei Lakemfa The dynamic Kano State Government under the able leadership of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf on February 18, 2026, the first day of the Ramaddan fast, captured a dozen Nigerians. These prisoners of religious war were apprehended for three types of assault against the religious observance. Eight were captured by the Hisbah Religious ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CLAIMS THAT Executive Order 9 amounts to the President making law misstate both the Constitution and the fiscal question at issue, the Budget Office of the Federation has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a press statement signed by Tanimu Yakubu, Director General, Budget Office of the Fede...
By Tunde Rahman A FEW days ago, the National Assembly completed the review of the 2022 Electoral Act, harmonising differences in the amendments passed by the two chambers. In a move highlighting the importance of the new electoral law that will guide the 2027 election process, President Bola Tinubu quickly followed up on Wednesday, February [&...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line A PROFESSOR of Pediatric Radiology in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Prof. Ayodeji Anike Olatunji is to deliver the 125th Inaugural Lecture of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State on Tuesday 10th March 2026. Prof. Olatunji will speak on “Beyond Shadows: Imaging Science a...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE I watched the video of a traditional ruler from Igboland, Eze Ogbunechendo of Ezema Kingdom, HRM Igwe Lawrence Okolie Agbuzu OON, CFR, making three controversial statements at the first National Traditional and Religious Leaders Summit held in Abuja last Tuesday. The first was his contention that there was nothing like the...
By Joke Kujenya IMPROVED COMFORT for cancer patients and caregivers has been unveiled at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, following the handover of a new open waiting area by Lifeline Advocacy and Development Initiative (LADI). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the non-governmental organisation, penultimate week, repla...
