By JKNewsMedia HUMOUR MARKED the Presidential Press Corps Dinner in Abuja on Thursday as President Bola Tinubu playfully addressed First Lady Oluremi Tinubu as “Iya Alakara” following recent public reactions to her comments on small scale businesses. JKNewsMedia.com reports that addressing guests at the State House event, the Pres...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter DETENTION WITHOUT trial ended for five Nigerians who spent almost a year in custody in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, as the federal government received them in Abuja on Thursday following their release. JKNewsMedia.com reports that officials of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Emergency Manag...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s EDUCATION system is set for a major overhaul as the Federal Government (FG) announced the abolition of the separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS), replacing the 6-3-3-4 structure with a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model....
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme have received approval from President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council (FEC), marking the first holistic review of the scheme in its 53-year history. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approved reforms are intended to ...
By Koforoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LONG RUNNING negotiations over university workers’ welfare reached a new stage on Monday as the Federal Government (FG) formalised the renegotiated 2009 agreement with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Assoc...
By David Nkolo, JKNewsMedia Contributor RISING UNIVERSITY tuition fees are pushing some Nigerian students to defer admission or abandon their studies, while public universities with relatively low charges are attracting greater attention ahead of the 2026/2027 admission exercise. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the renewed focus follows the Nige...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s IDENTITY management framework has received a legislative update following the signing of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Interior described the signing...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LATEST APPOINTMENTS across key operational, command, training and administrative positions have been approved by the Nigerian Army as part of efforts to strengthen its response to evolving security challenges. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the changes received approval from the Chief of Army Staff, Li...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADING UNIVERSITIES across Africa strengthened their presence in global higher education rankings for 2026, with institutions from South Africa and Egypt dominating the continent’s top 10 list while Nigeria’s University of Ibadan (UI) emerged as the only West African university to secure a place among ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s YOUTH population remains the country’s greatest asset, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday in Abuja as he assured foreign investors that the nation’s ready to learn and tech savvy workforce can integrate into the global market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking while receiving a deleg...
