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 ...
By Joke Kujenya SEQUEL to the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several other senior officials which occurred in mountainous terrain during adverse weather conditions, sparking speculation and accusations on social media platforms, Israel has been fingered to have...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter UP TO 1.2 MILLION students from federal tertiary institutions will be eligible for loans in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund’s (NELFUND) first phase, as announced by Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director of NELFUND. The application portal, set to launch formally on Friday, will open on May 24 for stude...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter AIMING TO boost socio-economic activities in his state region’s rural communities, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed his committed to delivering the Trans-Kalabari Road project while addressing the residents. He urged for their support and vigilance against any sabotage that co...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIAN MILITARY School (NMS) cadets have been urged to embrace and emphasize the importance of discipline, hard work, loyalty, and patriotism in the discharge of their services to the nation. Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), addressed...
By Joke Kujenya IN A FRESH crackdown on drug cartels, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has pinched a notorious cocaine cartel operating from India, leading to the arrest of four syndicate members and the seizure of significant assets linked to the group. Namely, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade, alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun, and ...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter PLANS HAVE been unveiled by the Oyo State government to recruit 7,000 teachers for public primary schools across its 33 Local Government Areas. This initiative was disclosed by Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), during a press briefin...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter RIVERS STATE Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared the achievements of his administration in its first year to surpass those of some previous administrations over eight years. Speaking at the inauguration of the Andoni section of the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity Road project in Ngo Town, Andoni Local Gove...
By Joke Kujenya A SEASONED journalist, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, has made history as the first from his field to be appointed Head of Service (HoS) within the Ogun State Government. Governor Dapo Abiodun’s decision to elevate Onasanya to this prestigious role has garnered significant praise from the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) South West Zo...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s FEDERAL government has reconstituted the governing councils of public tertiary institutions, a move confirmed by Folasade Boriowo, head of media at the Federal Ministry of Education. This development comes nearly a year after the National Universities Commission (NUC) dissolved the councils of all federal universities...
