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...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE PRESIDENCY has firmly dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Countering allegations by former Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido, the Presidency described the claims as false, revisionist, and a deliberate disto...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s STATE governors have expressed their resolve to work in unison with the Federal Government to eliminate unauthorised checkpoints, harmonise taxes, and ease the interstate movement of goods in a broad strategy aimed at reducing food inflation and reinforcing national food security. The deci...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter KADUNA’s transformation from a conflict-prone region to a model of stability and development came into sharp focus on Thursday as President Bola Tinubu celebrated the state on his X handle. The President, commissioning major infrastructure projects and endorsing Governor Uba Sani’s performance as a ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERATION Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1.659 trillion to Nigeria’s three tiers of government as allocation for May 2025, drawn from a gross revenue inflow of N2.942 trillion. From the total distributable amount, the Federal Government received N538.004 billion...
By Bukoladeremi Ladigbolu THE ALARMING surge in the sexual exploitation and overexposure of children and preteens to explicit content is a crisis that cannot be ignored. The case of a preteen moimmoin seller, nicknamed ‘Apeke’ and widely referred to as “Oriyomi Hamzat’s wife,” exemplifies the disturbing trend and serves as a clarion call for ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has vowed to partner with Governor Hyacinth Alia to restore lasting peace in Benue State, following an escalation of violence that has left hundreds of residents dead in recent weeks. Addressing traditional and political leaders during a town hall meeting in Mak...
By Channels TV PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has mandated the country’s service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to go after those behind the dastardly killings in Benue State, which have left scores of people dead and many others severely injured. Tinubu issued the order on Wednesday during his visit to Benue State [&hell...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has tasked the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) with the urgent responsibility of identifying and discrediting fake news merchants across the country’s online media space. Speaking during the public presentation of the new book Nigeria Media Renaissance – Perspectives on Online Publishing, Min...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ON WEDNESDAY afternoon, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Makurdi to engage with Benue stakeholders following the recent deadly attacks that have left over 100 residents dead in the state’s troubled Guma Local Government Area. He touched down at 12:58pm at the Tactical Air Command of the Nigerian Air...
