By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 1.6 million student loan applications have been processed, while over 156,000 trainees have received support under the Federal Government’s education interventions, as the President Bola Tinubu administration reports progress across Nigeria’s education system. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has fixed December 3, 2026, for the inauguration of the Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Railway, as construction reaches approximately 90 per cent completion. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the 203-kilometre railway project, which connects Kaduna, Zaria and Kano, is among two major rail developments in Northern ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO restore electricity supply to parts of Nigeria affected by prolonged outages are gathering pace, with the Federal Government announcing plans to return affected generating units to service within 48 to 72 hours while recovering critical transmission equipment that has remained stranded at the ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s FEDERAL Government’s has revealed its plan to secure billions of dollars and euros in fresh external loans for its 2026 to 2027 supplementary borrowing programme which will undergo legislative scrutiny after the Senate referred President Bola Tinubu’s request to relevant committees for e...
By JKNewsMedia News Introduction: Analysts have recommended removing more than 70 per cent of 84 pieces of harmful AI-generated content identified for damaging reputations and misleading the public ahead of the elections. News Report: YESTERDAY, OUR tracking established the need to unpublish a number of artificial intelligence-generated cont...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE HOUSE of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to preserve the original route of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway through Ondo State and the Escravos-Ogheye-Ugborodo corridor in Delta State, warning that the proposed realignment could deprive coastal communities of access to the project...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter PERSISTENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS failures have prompted the House of Representatives to give MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, Mafab Communications and other operators until 28 October 2026 to explain their service shortcomings, warning that chief executives who ignore the summons could face arrest. ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Nigerians to remain calm and rely on verified information following the confirmation of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease in the country, as the infected patient’s condition deteriorates into multiple organ failure. JKNewsMedia.com WHO Regional Di...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter ESCALATING INSECURITY and conflict have driven the number of Nigerian refugees abroad up by 36 per cent in six years to 478,150, with the sharpest increase recorded in 2025 despite increasingly restrictive immigration policies in major destination countries. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the latest repor...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government (FG) announced it has strengthened public health surveillance and response measures following the confirmation of an Ebola disease case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), urging Nigerians to remain calm, practise good hygiene and rely only on verified health information. JKN...
