By Joke Kujenya AT DUSK, the air hums with the sound of mosquitoes. Inside a small room in a modest apartment in Iwaya side of Lagos, children fall asleep under nets treated with new insecticides, which each night, forms a shield against a disease that has haunted families for generations. Similarly in nearby clinics, tiny […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government announced it has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State. The pupils were among 315 individuals, including 12 teachers, abducted during an attack on the sc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MEMBERS OF the Nigerian Armed Forces have been commended by President Bola Tinubu for their swift response to requests from the Government of Benin to restore constitutional order following an attempted coup in the neighbouring country. The Benin government formally sought Nigeria’s support aft...
By Joke Kujenya PUBLIC HEALTH threats across Africa are stretching resources and exposing persistent gaps in preparedness, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported. Yap Boum, Incident Manager for Health Emergencies at Africa CDC, issued the alert during the agency’s weekly virtual press briefing. He cite...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMMITMENT TO advancing peace, stability, and prosperity beyond its borders has been reiterated by Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu stated on Thursday in Abuja. The President made the declaration after receiving Letters of Credence from 17 ambassadors and four high commissioners at the Council Chamber of t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FOLLOWING THE confirmation by the Senate, General Christopher Musa has been sworn in as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, President Bola Tinubu announced on Thursday in Abuja. The former chief of defence staff (CDS) replaces Mohammed Badaru, who resigned recently on health grounds. Musa’s appointme...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NEED TO fill vacant diplomatic positions intensified as the Senate received a fresh list of ambassadorial nominees from President Bola Tinubu, signalling a significant expansion of Nigeria’s pending overseas appointments. The transmission added new names to an earlier batch, widening the slate ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondents THE FEDERAL Government officials and lawmakers collectively pledged N320million to the Nigerian Legion at the launch of the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Appeal at the Presidential Villa. The contributions, officials stated, are intended to provide support for active military person...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESSURE MOUNTED over unpaid statutory land obligations as a new public notice detailed a wide-ranging list of entities with outstanding charges on properties spread across several high-value districts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The release set out the scale of non-compliance invol...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s DEFENCE portfolio changed hands after Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, stepped down on Monday citing health grounds, according to an official confirmation from the Presidency. The minister announced his immediate departure in a letter submitted to President Bola Tinubu and dated 1...
