By Saviour Oryiman Gwaza, JKNewsMedia Reporter, Benue State SUBMITTED BY President Bola Tinubu, documentation for the Senate screening of seven ministerial nominees, has begun. Also confirmed by Senator Basheer Lado, Special Adviser on Senate Matters, the nominees have started filing essential documents, kicking off the procedural requirements...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has firmly dismissed claims that an additional body was recovered from the helicopter crash that occurred last Thursday in Port Harcourt. Addressing the reports on Sunday, NNPCL clarified that beyond the three bodies initially found in the w...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GHANA’s FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been chosen as the Commonwealth’s new Secretary-General during a pivotal 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa. Botchwey, widely endorsed by the African Union (AU), emerged as the seventh Secretary-General, succeed...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter IN A sweeping series of drug busts, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), intercepted opioid consignments bound for destinations in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Cyprus, and Oman. Concealed within shoes, hair attachments, and even vegetable bags, these narcoti...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AIMING TO curb government spending, President Bola Tinubu has enforced stringent limits on official convoys and security teams for ministers and agency heads, allowing only three vehicles per convoy. This measure reflects the President’s focus on reducing waste and aligns with earlier steps he took t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter VICE PRESIDENT Kashim Shettima’s planned trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa has been halted due to a damaged cockpit windshield. According to the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the aircraft suffered damage when a foreign ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RECOVERY EFFORTS have been reportedly intensified following the crash of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation-chartered helicopter in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The Sikorsky SK76, carrying eight people, went down shortly after take-off from the Military Base (DNPM), bound for an oil rig. Informa...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A HELICOPTER crash off the coast of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has led to the feared deaths of all eight passengers on board. The Sikorsky SK76, with registration 5NBQG, operated by East Winds Aviation, departed the Nigerian Air Force Base (NAF) en route to the FPSO NUIMS ANTAN oil rig […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NAIRA’s RECENT signs of stability highlight ongoing economic shifts in Nigeria. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) attributes this progress to interest rate hikes and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) efforts to clear foreign exchange backlogs. The CBN announced on March 20 the successful settle...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet. In a sweeping move to strengthen his administration, the President fired five ministers, nominating seven new ones for Senate confirmation, and merging several key ministries. He described it as a response to growing national concerns about government...
