By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADERS FROM across West Africa will converge in Lagos on Tuesday as Nigeria hosts events marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Abuja for Lagos, where the golden jubilee celebrations will continue following...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a strict directive mandating all licensed telecom operators to notify customers promptly about any major service disruption. Under the new order, operators must inform the public of the cause, affected regions, and estimated time of restoration...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE PUSH to make voting a legal duty in Nigeria has been halted, following intense criticism from civil society groups, legal experts, and members of the public. A bill championed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and co-sponsored by Daniel Asama Ago of Plateau State, has now [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NEW AIR links connecting Nigeria to Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa now offer exporters cargo discounts of up to 75 percent, under a transformative trade initiative backed by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The launch of the Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor marks a s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the resit Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted for candidates affected by a major technical failure during the initial 2025 UTME sessions. Of the 336,845 candidates scheduled for the resit, 21,082 ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter COLLABORATION BETWEEN Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration is set to deepen following strategic talks aimed at enhancing joint action against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. At the meeting held at the NDLEA Nationa...
EXTERNAL DEBT service surged by 49.2 percent year-on-year to $2.01 billion in the first four months of 2025, up from $1.34 billion in the same period of 2024. The data, released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, underscores the growing strain on the nation’s public finances amid persistent foreign exchange constraints and a weakened revenue [&he...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter Two British-Nigerians, Opeyemi Bright and Jason Jackson, have received official congratulations from President Bola Tinubu following their historic inauguration as mayors in London. The President commended both Bright and Jackson for upholding the legacy of excellence among Nigerians in the diaspora...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s UPGRADED border intelligence systems have led to the arrest of multiple international fugitives listed on Interpol’s red notice, according to the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. He disclosed the development while addressing delegates at a regional workshop on maritime border secu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOUR DAYS after attending the historic installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening. A reception party of senior government officials welcomed the president at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Among them were the Minister ...
