By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent LATEST CHANGES to the Senate Standing Orders have reversed a controversial amendment that required senators elect to take their oath before participating in the election of presiding officers. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the senate adopted the reversal on Thursday during plenary presided over ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH DIPLOMATIC changes have seen former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, reassigned as Nigeria’s ambassador designate to South Africa after he was initially posted to Germany. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Fani Kayode announced the redeployment on Thursday, stating that President Bola T...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent USE OF the “Dr” title by honorary degree recipients has been prohibited in official, academic, and professional settings following federal approval of a new policy framework. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the decision, approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), introduces regulations to gui...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DELIBERATIONS ON alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians abroad have led the Senate to approve a fact-finding and diplomatic mission to South Africa. JKNewsMedia.com reports that lawmakers resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate rising...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CLOSURE OF the main gates at the University of Ibadan (UI) followed a nationwide industrial action by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) over delayed renegotiation and implementation of a 2009 agreement with the ...
By JKNewsMedia DIRECT PRIMARY elections will be used by the All Progressives Congress across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the 2026 election cycle. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the party confirmed the decision in a formal notification issued to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its members na...
By Joke Kujenya CALLS FOR urgent protection of journalists and decisive action against insecurity have been directed at the administration of Bola Tinubu, state governors and Federal Capital Territory authorities by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). JKNewsMedia.com reports that t...
By Joke Kujenya CEUDE OIL prices rose above $111 per barrel on Tuesday following the decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the UAE said the move will take effect from May 1, 2026, and stated that the decision was based on […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DECISIONS ON minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut off marks for the 2026 to 2027 academic session will be taken on Monday, May 11, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) schedules its annual policy meeting on admissions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ELECTORAL PREPARATIONS have advanced as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed June 20 for the conduct of by elections in six states of the federation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman Prof Joash Amupitan announced the date during the swearing in of a new Natio...
