By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has commended South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for his significant contributions to promoting democracy across the African continent. During a visit to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, Tinubu applauded Ramaphosa’s efforts, particularly highlighting the South Afr...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S OIL and gas sector is set for a significant uplift with the NNPC-TotalEnergies Joint Venture (JV) making a landmark announcement of a $550 million Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Ubeta Field Development Project. This decisive move aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Presidential Executive Order on Oil &a...
By Joke Kujenya WITH THE average retail price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in May 2024, Nigeria has witnessed a dramatic surge in petrol prices, reaching N769.62 per liter, representing a staggering 223.21% increase compared to May 2023, when it was N238.11 per liter. This sharp rise has been documented in the latest Petrol Price […]
By Joke Kujenya EMPHASIZING THE strategic importance of targeting assets linked to drug crimes, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), Chairman of the NDLEA, asserts that this initiative, launched in January 2021, has led to multiple arrests and successful prosecutions. He noted that these convictions highlight the NDLEA’s robust legal approach in...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter ON TUESDAY, the inclusion of 17 deep offshore oil blocks was announced by the Federal Government in Nigeria’s 2024 Licensing Round for oil fields. This expansion aims to boost investment in the country’s upstream sector and increase oil production, the government notes. Earlier this year, on...
By Joke Kujenya HOURS AFTER making an impassioned appeal to save the life of his wife, Elle Emmanuel-Babatunde, she died in anguish. Adebayo Oladipo Babatunde, 49, who pleaded yesterday with Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Health Commissioner Tommy Coker to rescue his wife from her health torment, just sent an early morning chat to [&hell...
By Joke Kujenya FRANTIC TO rescue his wife, Mrs. Elle Ebunoluwa Babatunde, 27, from the grips of death, Adebayo Oladipo Babatunde, 49, is calling on Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Health Commissioner Tommy Coker to please come to their rescue. In a passionate appeal with tears, he narrated how the whole saga began on […]
By Joke Kujenya HIGHLIGHTING THE pressing need for Nigerians to embrace a new value system to drive the nation forward, emphasis was laid on this pivotal shift in mindset as the only way to address the critical challenges facing the country. The President stressed this charge during a recent gathering at his Lagos residence. […]
By Joke Kujenya FOUANI BROTHERS and two others who were abducted last Friday night have been confirmed successfully rescued by a team of the Nigerian Navy and the Lagos State Police Command which culminated late Monday night in Orugbo Iddo. The three Lebanese brothers, Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani, and Amtal Fouani, were kidnapped around Falom...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter AMPLIFYING A clarion call to stakeholders in the food supply chain, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has emphasized the need to adopt a robust food security culture, aiming to mitigate hazards and risks that could compromise food safety. This urge was communicate...
