By Joke Kujenya IN A WORLD still reeling from the impact of COVID-19, the concept of Disease X looms large in the minds of public health experts and scientists. Announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, but no many across the world took cognizance, Disease X is said to symbolize a hypothetical pathogen […]
By Joke Kujenya NEGOTIATIONS OVER a new minimum wage have hit a standstill as organized labour turned down the Federal Government‘s revised offer of N54,000, according to a reliable source who attended the talks. The meeting, which occurred on Tuesday, adjourned until Wednesday without reaching an agreement. The FG had previously increas...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter TOWARDS MAINTAINING fiscal discipline and ensuring responsible utilization of public funds, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has reiterated his administration’s commitment. Speaking at the 4th annual internal auditors retreat organized by the audit monitoring department of the Office of the Accountant-Ge...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter REAFFIRMING his readiness to face any inquiries regarding his tenure, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has stressed that he meticulously documented his activities as a civil servant. Speaking at the inauguration of the Egbeda internal roads project in Emohua Local Government Area, Fubara address...
By Joke Kujenya EARLY TUESDAY, a coalition of civil society organizations converged at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) headquarters in Lagos to protest the oil giant’s planned departure from Nigeria without addressing the environmental devastation it has caused. The demonstration was strategically timed to coincide with Sh...
By JKNMedia PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL challenges hindering the sustainable development of Nigeria’s South-South region at the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Forum of Monarchs in Asaba were the hallmark of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s address to the monarchs. At the meeting which held in the Unity Hall of the Governm...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Akintunde Sawyerr, CEO/NELFUND, has provided details regarding the conditions that applicants must meet to qualify for the loans. Speaking on Monday, May 20, he said the bill, signed into law on April by President Bola Tinubu was to ensure that no Nigerian student...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S MONETARY Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a significant adjustment to the monetary policy rate (MPR), increasing it from 24.75 percent to 26.25 percent. This change, revealed on Tuesday, May 21, by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso, marks a strategic response to escalating inflationary pres...
By Joke Kujenya A SKIN Lightening Beauty Lotion, “Caro White” has been declared highly dangerous by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) which issued a stern warning regarding the use of the product. This followed a recall by the European Union (EU) Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products (RAPEX...
By Joke Kujenya ISRAELI FOREIGN Minister Israel Katz is set to embark on a diplomatic mission to Paris, where he will engage in crucial discussions with French officials and Jewish leaders. Katz’s agenda includes meetings with his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné, National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet, Senate President Gérard ...
