By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL government is facing renewed calls to cancel its concession agreement for King’s College, Lagos, as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) warn that transferring the school’s management to a private association would undermine the government’s responsibility to fund and administer public ed...
By JKNewsMedia THE RIGHT to peaceful protest and freedom of expression has been affirmed as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) urges the University of Ibadan (UI) to end its dispute with three student activists and comply with a Federal High Court judgment ordering their reinstatement following a protest against ...
By JKNewsMedia CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES on the 125-kilometre Benin-Asaba Expressway are expected to accelerate from October as weather conditions improve, with the project concessionaire appealing to motorists and host communities for patience. The Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited, BAECC, said persistent rainfall had affected ...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Poland Punishes Benin Republic 4-1. ARGENTINA LADIES Friday night stopped the frenzy Mexican football wave to send home the Mexican babes 3-2 in the last group A match to Clinch the 2nd group ticket. Annika Paz opened scoring for Argentina in the 29th minute from Camila Ochoa […...
By JKNewsMedia COMMITMENTS TO speed up power infrastructure delivery and attract fresh Chinese investment into Nigeria’s electricity value chain have emerged from high-level meetings in Beijing involving the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the engagements, held during the ongoing Nigeria-China power sector missio...
By JKNewsMedia CROSS-BORDR trade is expanding across Africa, but businesses still face payment challenges that can affect cash flow, supply schedules and regional growth. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Nigerian businesses sourcing fabrics from Ghana, pharmaceutical products from Kenya, or serving customers in countries such as Rwanda and Za...
By JKNewsMedia THE HIGHEST net addition of internet subscribers among Nigeria’s major mobile network operators was recorded by Globacom in May 2026, reinforcing the company’s growing momentum in the country’s telecommunications market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the telecommunications company said the performance followed ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTED COCAINE trafficker, Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, who posed as a herbal tea merchant, has been arrested in Lagos as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency uncovered illicit drug consignments across nine states, including a fuel tanker fitted with a concealed compartment for cannabis. JKNewsMedia....
By JKNewsMedia THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has backed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) interception of a truck reportedly carrying 2,145kg of cannabis in a concealed compartment in Ondo State, while clarifying that the vehicle does not belong to the company. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the NNPC Lt...
By JKNewsMedia AN INDEPENDENT investigation into the reported teargassing of peaceful pensioners protesting unpaid entitlements has been demanded by a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, which also accused the Lagos State Police Command of attempting to conceal the alleged assault. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the coalition described th...
