By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INTRODUCTION OF Mandarin, the official language of the People’s Republic of China into Nigeria’s senior secondary school curriculum has been approved by the Federal Government, with implementation scheduled to begin in the 2025/2026 academic session. The Federal Capital Territory Education Secr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, with 60.26 percent of candidates recording at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of the Council, Professor Dantani Ibrah...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians to disregard a fraudulent advertorial currently circulating on social media, which claims that the commission is recruiting for various positions. The commission, in a statement issued on Wednesday, 16 September, throu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AFTER CONCLUDING his work vacation in Europe, President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, his media office has confirmed. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement on Monday that the President ended his...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DRUG ENFORCEMENT operatives intercepted two million two hundred and forty-eight thousand (2,248,000) pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg disguised as multi-vitamins at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. The consignment, with an estimated street value of Three Billion Nine...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FUEL DISTRIBUTION has resumed nationwide after the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) suspended its strike following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with representatives of Dangote Refinery. The union confirmed that the strike was called off after both part...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CONCERNS OVER Nigeria’s deteriorating road network dominated the remarks of the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, who explained that the proposed fuel surcharge is designed to generate a dedicated fund for road repairs rather than add pressu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONGER COLLABORATION between Nigeria’s power and health sectors came under focus at the First National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector, as the Federal Ministry of Power announced new measures to ensure reliable electricity supply across hospitals and healthcare facilities...
By JKNewsMedia DRIVE FOR community-led development is set to grow across Nigeria as the internationally recognised Training for Transformation (TFT) model deepens its presence with the visit of Ms. Ntombi Olita Nyati, the third-generation Director of TFT to Nigeria last week. Rooted in the educational philosophy of Brazilian thinker Paulo Fre...
By JKNewsMedia THE CORPORATE Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended Nigeria’s Federal Government (FG) for initiating a draft policy that will channel revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages into health financing. The organisation described the development as a significa...
