By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES across Nigeria entered a second week of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) dismissed the Federal Government’s directive enforcing a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy against lecturers involved in its ongoing two-week warning strike. The union maintained tha...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DATA FROM the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)’s Second Quarter Report for 2025 has revealed that the Federal Government’s outstanding power subsidy to electricity generation companies reached N1.05trillion within the first half of the year. The report showed that the governmen...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE remains the most effective and sustainable approach to resolving disputes in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, the Federal Government has said, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned industrial action. In a joint statement issued by the ...
By Joke Kujenya TRAGEDY OFTEN comes quietly, but sometimes it crashes through the headlines and leaves the public groping for answers that never come. The death of Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu is one of those moments that demand not just sympathy, but scrutiny. Reports say the 29-year-old journalist and lawyer died during ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Ministry of Finance has dismissed media reports claiming that the Federal Government has halted the practice of allowing key revenue-generating agencies to deduct their cost of collection at source. In a formal statement issued by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Re...
By JKNewsMedia FRESH LEADERSHIP emerged at the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) following the inauguration of a new executive council in Lagos, marking a new chapter in the organisation’s drive to strengthen professionalism and collaboration within Nigeria’s digital media sector. The newly constituted council is headed by Danlami...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RELATIVES OF seven abducted travellers are clinging to hope after the victims, including 24-year-old Michael Bedford and his father, were kidnapped in Uli, Anambra State, while returning to Lagos from a burial in Abia State. The incident occurred on Sunday, 5 October 2025, when the group was se...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent APPROVAL BY the National Council of State (NCS) has sealed the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, from the North-Central region, as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to a statement released by the Special Assistant to the Presiden...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROFOUND TRIBUTES have followed the passing of Dr Christopher Kolade, with President Bola Tinubu describing the late broadcaster, diplomat, and corporate leader as “one of Nigeria’s intellectual treasures” and “a custodian of our enterprise history.” The President’s statement, personally signed...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled the National Measles-Rubella Vaccine Campaign, Africa’s largest vaccination initiative, aimed at safeguarding more than 106 million children aged between nine months and 15 years. The nationwide exercise, described as a historic milestone in public health, also incorpor...
