By TheCable PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has agreed to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara as the governor of Rivers state — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027, TheCable can report. The truce was reached during a closed-door meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of [&helli...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has affirmed the Nigerian civil service as the cornerstone of effective governance, emphasising its role as the primary mechanism for delivering public services and implementing national programmes. Addressing delegates at the maiden International Civil Service Conference in A...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s TAX system has entered a new era following the signing of four major reform bills into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Designed to simplify, unify, and modernise tax administration across the country, the legislation marks a critical shift in fiscal governance. The bills tagged...
By JKNewsMedia MOUNTING PRESSURE now confronts Nigeria’s state oil giant as the Senate Committee on Public Accounts handed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) a 10-day ultimatum to address 11 weighty financial queries. These include unexplained receivables amounting to over ₦200 trillion and undocumented legal and audit ex...
By Paul Ejime WEST AFRICAN leaders at their 67th Ordinary Summit in Abuja on Saturday 22 June 2025 chose Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio as the new rotational Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for the next one year. He succeeds Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu who served for two […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s WAR on substance abuse must transcend government efforts and become a people-led national movement, President Bola Tinubu has declared during the 2025 World Drug Day commemoration held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Delivering his keynote address through the Secretary to the Government of the F...
By JKNewsMedia A DOCUMENT from the Federal High Court in Lagos has refuted claims that Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, was among the individuals charged in connection with an alleged fraud involving Woobs Resources. Contrary to reports published by Sahara Reporters on 25 June 2025, a court charge sheet dated 12 [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has urged West African leaders to expedite the activation of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Standby Force, stressing that regional security must no longer remain a concept on paper. His remarks came as he handed over leadership of the bloc to Sierra...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s LIVESTOCK and dairy sector could become a major economic engine with the right investment and partnerships. President Bola Tinubu made this declaration during a high-level meeting with Queen Mary Elizabeth of Denmark at the State House, Abuja. He said the country’s rapidly growing pop...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NATIONWIDE mechanisation rollout took centre stage on Monday as 2,000 tractors were officially commissioned under Nigeria’s Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. Held at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway, the launch signalled the fe...
