By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has reconstituted the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, dismissing key executives, including Chairman Pius Akinyelure and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mele Kyari. The sweeping overhaul also saw the dismissal of all board members appointed alongside Akinyelure and Kyar...
By BusinessDay NIGERIANS COULD soon pay as much as N930 per litre for petrol as negotiations continue over the naira-for-crude sales between the federal government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, and local petroleum refiners. BusinessDay analysis showed that the ex-depot price of petrol stood at an average of N...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter IN AN unprecedented move to restore governance in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as the Administrator of the state following the declaration of a state of emergency on 18 March 2025. His decision comes in response to prolonged political turmoil and...
By Joke Kujenya IN A decisive move to address the escalating political turmoil in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has declared a State of Emergency, promptly effective from Tuesday, March 18, 2025. This action follows a prolonged period of instability marked by a power struggle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state House of Ass...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has signed Nigeria’s 2025 federal budget into law, setting the country’s expenditure at a record-breaking N54.99 trillion. The signing, which took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, follows the budget’s approval by the National Assembly, marking a nearly 100% increase from the N27.5 trill...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ACCESS TO electricity remains a significant challenge across Africa, with millions still living without reliable energy sources. At the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, African leaders took a firm step towards addressing this issue. The event, which concluded on Sun...
By Joke Kujenya TELECOM TARIFFS in Nigeria are set to rise, but not by the 100 percent increase sought by mobile network operators (MNOs), the government has confirmed. At a stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, announced that ongoing consultations with ...
By Joke Kujenya TUEDAY’S SUCCESSFUL democratic transition in Ghana has reinforced West Africa’s potential for democratic and productive governance, according to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during the inauguration of Ghana’s new President, John Dramani Mahama, in Accra, Tinubu reaffirmed the stronger need for regional...
By Joke Kujenya A SPIKE in the new Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in northern China has raised public concerns, with hospitals reportedly overwhelmed and social media flooded with images of masked individuals in crowded waiting areas. Across northern China this winter, particularly among children, and other countries, including India, Mal...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO tackle inflation, economic recovery, and national unity took centre stage in President Bola Tinubu’s New Year address on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. He pledged to reduce inflation from 34.6% to 15% by the end of 2025, focusing on food production and local manufacturing of essential drugs....
