By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DELIBERATING TARGETING of global investors and relocating supply chains can cut import dependence, deepen manufacturing and create jobs in Nigeria, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (DG/WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said. The advice came on Wednesday at Nigeria House duri...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA WELCOMED back President Bola Tinubu on Saturday evening following his participation in the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, attended alongside members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). His visit featured the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Nigeria and the United Arab Em...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter ISSUANCE OF guidelines for the implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws has been halted by the Federal Government due to uncertainty over the final version of the legislation. Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed that he instructed the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS)...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NEW ANNUAL allowances for senior lecturers in Nigerian universities have received Federal Government (FG) approval, with full time professors set to earn an additional N1.8m and full-time readers N870,000. The FG described the benefit as a professorial cadre allowance and confirmed that it appl...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s AFRICA Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign ended at the semi-final stage on Wednesday after Morocco defeated the Super Eagles on penalties to qualify for the final of the 2025 tournament. Promptly, the Federal Government (FG) commended the Super Eagles for their performance and resilience despite the defeat. Mohammed Idr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent has shifted in the long standing standoff between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities with the signing of a renegotiated agreement intended to stabilise Nigeria’s public tertiary education system. The agreement was signed and unveiled on Wednesday at the Tertiary...
By Joke Kujenya SALE OF application forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry admissions will commence later this month following an announcement by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) confirmed that the application process for admission i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MOVES TO establish lithium processing and gold refining plants across Nigeria are positioning the country as Africa’s leading minerals hub and a critical global partner in minerals required for the transition to green energy, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development has said. A statement issu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The FEDERAL Government has inaugurated a N40 billion closed-circuit television control centre for the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Minister of Works, David Umahi said the project followed extensive rehabilitation works on the bridge after the administration took office in 2023, adding that th...
By Olivia Nyere, JKNewsMedia Intern THE FEDERAL Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have noted that they will, on Wednesday, January 14, formalise a new agreement aimed at improving the quality of the university education system and ensuring stability, the Ministry of Education said. The ceremony will take place at ...
