By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE NIGER Delta Development Commission (NDDC), youths have expressed their support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. They made this pledge during the launch of a Youth Internship Scheme in Port Harcourt, organized by the NDDC. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, speaking at the NDDC Executive M...
By Joke Kujenya ONYEKA ONWENU, a celebrated Nigerian singer and actress, has died at 72. She reportedly collapsed shortly after an event at Banana Island, Lagos, and was rushed to Reddington Hospital, where she passed away. This incident occurred at the birthday party of Stella Okoli, the owner of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. An eyewitness at the [&...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended monthly clearance and weekly community development services for corps members across Nigeria. This decision comes ahead of the planned protests scheduled to begin on August 1. The protests, under the banner “End Bad Governance in Nigeria,”...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to start selling crude oil to local refineries, including Dangote Refinery. This move aims to stabilize refined fuel prices and the dollar-Naira exchange rate. Under President Tinubu’s new strategy,...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERATION Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) discloses it has disbursed N2.32 trillion to Nigeria’s three tiers of government in June 2024. This distribution comes from the total revenue generated in May 2024. The disbursement included N1,223.89 billion from the Statutory Account, N587.46 billion from Exchange Gain,...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter FRANCIS AKAJIOBI, a 50-year-old Spain-based businessman, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Lagos Airport with cocaine hidden in his sandals. He was caught at the departure hall of Terminal 2, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, trying to board a Royal Air Maroc flig...
By Joke Kujenya MONDAY, PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill 2024 into law. The new law mandates a minimum monthly salary of N70,000 and is reviewable every three years. President Tinubu signed the bill during a Federal Executive Council meeting. The Head of Service remarked that the law reassures workers [...
By David Onyeji LOVE IS a choice, a constant tussle between our desire for independence and our need for connection. It’s the delicate dance between two people, each trying to lead, yet both stumbling to the same rhythm. And when we finally find that rhythm, oh, it’s like the drums of our ancestors beating in […]
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd disclosed it has identified the cause of the recent fuel shortage in Lagos and Abuja. A discharge hitch involving several vessels led to the disruption. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer at NNPC Ltd, shared this information in a statement from Abuja on ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter SENATOR IFEANYI Ubah, representing Anambra South district in the National Assembly, has died. He passed away in the United Kingdom (UK) during a surgical operation. Ubah had traveled to the UK two days before his death according to a family member who noted they were aware of his trip. He […]
