By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXPANDED MANDATE has been approved for the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PICNG), marking a shift in the government’s approach to transportation and energy use. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the initiative will now operate as the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Ve...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent USE OF a courtroom for activities unrelated to judicial proceedings has drawn condemnation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following an incident at the Federal High Court, Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the association expressed grave concern over an incident involving Omoyele Sowo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRINCE WILLIAM and Princess Catherine, both Prince and Princess of Wales, met with and greeted Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, ahead of a short ride to Windsor Castle, where King Charles III awaits the disti...
By Kunle Oyatomi THE 2027 general elections are just about 11 months away. While the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is striving to brighten its chances, President Bola Tinubu is putting in place measures to ensure impartiality. Despite the President’s visible efforts in ensuring that everyone has a fair outing, lagging politica...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CLAIMS THAT Nigeria paid a huge ransom and released militant commanders to secure the freedom of schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s boarding school in Niger State have been strongly rejected by the Federal Government (FG) describing such as completely false and baseless. JKNewsMedia.com reports that...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TUESDAY’s EXIT of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun drew mixed reactions at the Force Headquarters. JKNewsMedia.com reports that it is expected to trigger the compulsory retirement of at least eight Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Police following the appointment of A...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu, on Tuesday, has accepted the resignation of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun following the submission of his letter citing pressing family considerations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Tinubu received the resignation earlier today and expressed his profo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RESIGNATION been submitted by Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun following a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Presidency sources said the President had advised Egbetokun to step dow...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent APPLICATIONS FOR the Nigerian Education Loan Fund are dominated by the North, while the South-East accounts for the lowest share, data from the fund shows. JKNewsMedia.com reports that of 1.67 million submissions recorded since the portal opened on May 24, 2024, applicants from the three northe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CLAIMS THAT Executive Order 9 amounts to the President making law misstate both the Constitution and the fiscal question at issue, the Budget Office of the Federation has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a press statement signed by Tanimu Yakubu, Director General, Budget Office of the Fede...
