By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Society of Engineers (NSE) has been urged by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to strengthen its collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power in tackling the country’s power sector challenges. This plea came during a visit by the NSE, led by its President Engr. Margret Aina Og...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu departs for Paris, France, today on a vital working visit aimed at assessing his administration’s mid-term performance and refining strategic plans ahead of his second anniversary in office. The retreat is to provide the President with an opportunity to ev...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVERAL NIGERIAN banks have reported a payment of about N205.6 billion as part of their windfall tax for the 2024 financial year, according to an audit filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). However, the total payments fall significantly short of the N1 trillion expected by the Federal Gove...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A NEW analysis by Save the Children, released ahead of the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit in Paris, reveals that approximately 1.12 billion children—48% of the world’s child population—cannot afford a balanced diet, raising serious concerns about child development and well-being. The report highl...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has announced plans to close the Independence Bridge (Marina-bound) in Lagos from April 1 for essential maintenance and rehabilitation works. Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, confirmed that the bridge closure will last until the end of May 2025. The affected route includes t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has doubled its battles against drug trafficking, leading to the arrest of a high-profile Lekki businessman involved in an international narcotics operation. Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, the owner of Damillionz Takeout, was apprehended while attemp...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE LECH WALESA, remember him? He was the Labour union leader who succeeded in forming and leading a broad anti-Communism and anti-Soviet Union mass uprising under the banner of the Solidarity Movement which, in 1989, ended Communist rule in Poland and ushered in a chain of events that led to the disintegration of […]
By Esther Olaifa, JKNewsMedia Reporter CALLING FOR enhanced agricultural investment, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged foreign investors to collaborate with the Nigerian government in strengthening the country’s food security and fostering sustainable economic growth. The governor’s message was delivered by Barrister Bimbola Salu-Hu...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has responded to the viral video showing nursing students in Delta State rejecting a song that referred to her as the “mother of the nation.” In a statement released on Friday, the First Lady’s office acknowledged the students’ reaction as a spontaneous and playful expression....
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Pension Commission (PenCom) has mandated that all employers adopt its newly launched pension contribution remittance system by June 1, 2025. This initiative aims to streamline the pension remittance process, ensuring the timely and accurate crediting of employees’ Retirement Savings Acc...
