By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter PRINCIPALS OF Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) nationwide have been instructed to implement stringent measures to prevent the spread of cholera within their institutions in a directive was issued by Dr. Yusuf Sununu, the Minister of State for Education, during an interactive session in Abuja. As Nigeria gr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has issued a stern directive targeting civil servants who have relocated abroad but continue to draw salaries from the Nigerian government without formally resigning. This announcement came during the award night organized by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Feder...
By Joke Kujenya OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major drug operation in the Igor community, Benin City, Edo State. The raid uncovered a shrine used as a storage facility for illicit drugs, guarded by a large black snake. Hidden within a specially constructed hole in the wall, covered […]
By Joke Kujenya AVERAGE RETAIL price per litre of household kerosene in Nigeria exhibits a marginal monthly increase, indicating a period of relative price stability for consumers as contained in the newly released comprehensive report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The bureau’s report notes that as of May 2024, the average retail...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter TO STREAMLINE its operations and invigorate its editorial leadership, the management of PUNCH Nigeria Limited has announced significant changes across its editorial division. In a report published on the company’s website, the restructuring, unveiled by the management on Friday, aims to bolster its edit...
By Joke Kujenya AMID WIDESPREAD speculation, MultiChoice has clarified recent misinformation regarding its subscription pricing in Nigeria. Contrary to circulating reports suggesting a rollback to previous subscription rates due to a court order, MultiChoice affirms that subscription fees remain unchanged. Instead, the company has reduced the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter AMID EFFORTS to overhaul the civil service, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), has unveiled a stringent crackdown, specifically targeting civil servants who reside abroad but continue to receive salaries. Addressing media executives in Abuja during the 2024 Civi...
By Joke Kujenya WITH NEARLY 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths recorded across 24 countries since the beginning of 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarms over a sharp increase in cholera cases globally. WHO notes that the Eastern Mediterranean Region reports the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region, the...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter REPORTING A significant rise in cooking gas prices across Nigeria, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that Benue and Zamfara states record the highest costs for refilling LPG cylinders. This revelation comes from the NBS’s Liquified Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch for May 20...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S TOTAL public debt has surged to ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion) within the first quarter of 2024, the Debt Management Office (DMO) reported on Thursday. This significant increase in debt is attributed to new domestic borrowing by the federal government aimed at addressing the deficit in the 2024 budget, along ...
