By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AN IMMEDIATE end to intimidation targeting Comrade Oumar BA General Secretary of the International Human Rights Day (IHRD) has sparked heightened tension in Senegal water sector and set the stage for a forceful appeal from the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition. The coalition states that repr...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter  OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered more than 7.6 million tramadol pills and 76,273.4 kilograms of cannabis, including strains such as Colorado, Skunk, and Loud, during intelligence-led operations across the country. Several members of drug trafficking organisatio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MOVES TO strengthen oversight in key federal institutions prompted the latest confirmation and announcement of board compositions for the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), following details released...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s DRUG regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured full membership of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), the Agency announced. NAFDAC in a press statement noted that the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Economic Council (NEC) has approved N100 billion for the overhaul of police and security agencies’ training institutions across Nigeria, pending final ratification by President Bola Tinubu. The approval follows recommendations by an ad-hoc committee constituted to asses...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter FINANCIAL SUPPORT via the disbursement of grants to persons with disabilities under the Renewed Hope Initiative provides N200,000 each to 9,500 beneficiaries across the country, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s media office has confirmed. A press release signed by Busola Kukoyi, Senior Special Assi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent BID TO deepen the national response to substance abuse gained further momentum as the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) Nigeria positioned its support behind the renewed leadership of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), emphasising the need for stronger joint action acros...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING REVENUE inflows underline the latest allocation issued to local administrations across Lagos as the Federal Government released the November 2025 disbursement to all 20 Local Government Councils in the state. According to the official figures, the distribution reflects what the release described ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia correspondent OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a social media network distributing illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks, arresting two masterminds in Lagos. The syndicate, operated by Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, imported...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent POWER DISTRIBURING Companies (DisCos) announced it generated N196.26 billion in revenue for September, marking a 2.69 percent increase from the N191.11 billion collected in August, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The figures were detailed in the commission’s ...
