By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXPANSION OF the Nigeria Police Academy (NPA) has received presidential approval with a new campus to be established in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, alongside a take-off grant of N15bn. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Bola Tinubu approved the development in ful...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROTESTS BROKE out at several examination centres as candidates sitting the ongoing computer-based tests organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reported technical disruptions during their exams. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Computer Based Test (CBT), required for ad...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RELEASE OF results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has commenced, with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stating that candidates can check their scores via SMS. JKNewsMedia.com reports that JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, advised candi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MISUSE OF the “Ambassador” title in Nigeria has drawn a firm response from the Federal Government, which warned that only individuals formally appointed by the President are legally recognised to bear the designation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive was announced on Friday in Abuja b...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s N68.32 trillion 2026 appropriation bill has been signed into law on Friday by President Bola Tinubu, setting out aggregate expenditure for the fiscal year. JKNewsMedia,com reports that Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced in a statement...
By JKNewsMedia STRAGEGIC DEPLOYMENT of police personnel and resources across approved examination centres in the Federal Capital Territory has been ordered to secure the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi, directe...
ByManasseh Mbachii Premium Times The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of the JAMB UTME candidates, saying 14 passengers were abducted. GUNMENT HAVE abducted at least 14 passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s PETROL cost stands about 50 percent lower than the global average, with the Federal Government crediting the outcome to the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Zacch Adedeji, sai...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent POWER GENERATION is set to improve as had started within the last two weeks from March 28 to April 10, 2026, the Federal Government has said. Saying it is set on his commitment to delivering on its promises to Nigerians, a release signed by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser to the […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NEW FISCAL policy measures for 2026 have been approved, introducing revised tariff rates and replacing the 2023 framework, the Federal Government has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that a circular dated April 1, 2026, and signed by Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the ...
