By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE LONG-awaited reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano federal highway has officially begun, signalling a major shift in infrastructure renewal for Northern Nigeria. The flag-off ceremony was held on Sunday in Jere, Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State, where Governor Uba Sani, repr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Federal Government, on Sunday, dismissed growing media attention surrounding a United States court ruling that ordered the release of federal investigative documents connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the matter as legally settled and politically sensationalised. Presi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CALLS FOR deeper European Union engagement in Nigeria’s power sector took centre stage in Abuja as Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, hosted the European Union (EU) Ambassador Gautier Mignot over the weekend. With Nigeria facing enduring electricity challenges despite decades of development efforts, Ad...
By JKNewsMedia BILLBOARDS EMBLAZONED with campaign-style images of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu have begun appearing across major Nigerian cities, arousing concern within the Presidency. The Presidency, expressing dismay, has firmly disassociated the country’s top leadershi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A HIGH-level meeting in Paris brought President Bola Ahmed Tinubu face-to-face with a senior official from President Donald J. Trump’s administration, Mr. Massad Boulos, who serves as Senior Advisor for Africa at the US State Department. The Thursday engagement underscored the United States’ renewed...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROFESSOR MAHMOOD Yakubu has announced the impending conclusion of his tenure as Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), bringing to a close nearly a decade of electoral stewardship marked by political turbulence, reform efforts, and regional engagement. Addressing col...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Nigeria has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) of Saudi Arabia, cementing a cross-border alliance to disrupt international drug trafficking operations between the two nations. Th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s BUSINESS community are grieving the loss of Chief Pascal Gabriel Dozie, the renowned entrepreneur and banker who passed away at the age of 85. The founder of Diamond Bank and the pioneer chairman of MTN Nigeria, Chief Dozie’s death on 8th April 2025 marks the end of an era […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia reporter LEADERSHIP CHANGED hands and so did the narrative on governance in Nigeria’s public enterprises, as Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, pressed for urgent structural reforms to boost efficiency and productivity across the country’s state-owned entities. Addressing the maiden Corporate Governan...
By Joke Kujenya An individual posing as “Dr. Adams Bello, the alleged director in charge of the Empowerment Fund at the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment”, has been reported running a scam on social media. Using the mobile number 08104364395, the fraudster has been deceiving Nigerians into believing they are enga...
