By CenturyPost ABOUT N2.354 billion in pay cheques, comprising the monthly salaries of the 109 senators and the cost of running their offices, is enough to pay monthly wages of 4,708 professors at universities across the country. Debates have continued over the perceived imbalance in the remunerations of political office holders and academics,...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PTERNITY TESTING is reported to be reshaping family dynamics in Nigeria, as new data reveals the country has the highest rate of paternity fraud in Africa and the second highest in the world. The 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report by Smart DNA Nigeria shows that paternity testing now accounts for [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MINISTERS HAVE been instructed by President Bola Tinubu to forward detailed records of projects handled by agencies and parastatals under their supervision to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) for review and submission to his office. The directive followed Wednesday’s Federal Executive Cou...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNRESOLVED LABOUR issues in Nigeria’s polytechnic sector have prompted the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to issue a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government. The union’s National Executive Council reached the decision during an emergency meeting in Abuja, with ASUP President Sha...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN two-thirds of inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities are awaiting trial, according to the Federal Government, which also revealed that the majority are state offenders whose upkeep is funded by the federal system. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed the figures d...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE STRUCTURAL rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State will require more than N3trillion, according to the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Umahi said underwater and structural assessments revea...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE DIRECTOR-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to introduce social safety nets to support vulnerable Nigerians facing economic hardship from ongoing reforms. Speaking to journalists on Thursday after a meeting with President ...
THE NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged State Governments to strengthen year-round community engagement to curb the spread of Lassa fever. In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from three reported the previous week. This, the NC...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIGHT-OF-way compensation totalling N13billion has been approved under the Lagos-Ogun Transmission Project, alongside $34 million for high-capacity transformer upgrades, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) confirmed on Wednesday. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approvals while...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu will travel on Thursday for official visits to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to a statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. His first engagement will be in Yokohama, Japan, where he will participate in the Ninth Tok...
