By Koforowola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other emerging public health threats have received a boost following the Federal Government’s (FG) approval of the release of N21.2 million to each state under the State Outbreak Investigation and Response Fund. JKNews...
By NAN The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 26 foreign nationals following investigations into a reported kidnapping case that was later found to be false. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that those apprehended comprised 19 Chadians and seven Cameroonians. A 22-year-old Cameroonian woman had reported to the police that s...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has dismissed reports suggesting it has adopted or is considering new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products following the release of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the clarification fo...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has unveiled a nationwide digital postcode system aimed at strengthening national security, reducing fraud, improving emergency response, and boosting e-commerce. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed t...
By Premium Times The board said the document contains candidates’ photographs, national rankings and other security features required for admission processing by tertiary institutions. . Candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can begin printing their original result slips from Wednesday. The Jo...
By Owei Lakemfa SENATOR IYABO Obasanjo, the United States–based daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, came visiting Nigeria. An academic, she appeared to be on sabbatical and decided to spend it as an elected leader in the country. Ms. Obasanjo had been out of the political scene for fifteen years. So, she dropped in like […]...
By Koforowola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL government (FG) attributes the recent increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices in the domestic market to prevailing market realities including foreign exchange volatility, rising logistics costs, infrastructure constraints and fluctuations in international LPG prices. JKNewsMedia....
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has expressed shock over the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar while in the custody of terrorists in Katsina State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that General Abubakar retired a few years ago after a distinguished career in the military. He was travelling to his hometown wh...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 13,000 terrorists were neutralised within the past year as part of intensified military operations across the country, President Bola Tinubu has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President disclosed the figure on Friday during his Democracy Day address marking 27 years of uninterrupted civilia...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTIONS AND fines totalling $6 million have been imposed on 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the importation of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
