By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Lagos State Government’s decision to privatise water supply through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, describing it as anti-people and a betrayal of residents’ right to safe, affordable, and publicly managed water. In a statement issued ...
JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’S DIGITAL lifestyle T2, partner has unveiled an electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) SIM Registration Web App, described as the first of its kind in the nation’s telecommunications sector. The company stated that the innovative application redefines SIM registration by delivering a seamless, fast, and secure customer onboa...
By JKNewsMedia LOWER INTERNATIONAL calling costs are now available to Globacom subscribers following a significant reduction in the company’s International Direct Dialling (IDD) rates. The telecommunications provider confirmed that the revised rates took effect on 10 August and apply to more than 15 frequently dialed destinations. According t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL government has introduced the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) to provide financial assistance for academic and non-academic staff in tertiary institutions across the country. The initiative covers federal universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and one st...
By JKNewsMedia THE WIGWE University has joined the global remembrance of its late founder, Dr Herbert Wigwe, CFR, on the occasion of his 59th posthumous birthday. The institution described the day as a solemn tribute to a visionary whose determination and leadership established what it called a citadel of knowledge and innovation. In a statem...
JKNewsMedia COURT OF Appeal, Abuja Division, has overturned the Federal High Court’s April 2023 decision that had annulled Senator Ifeanyi Araraume’s removal as non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Board and awarded him N5 billion in damages. The appellate court ruled the lower court’s judgment was...
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed concern over remarks by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, who stated that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what ...
By JKNewsMedia THE MANAGEMENT of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Retail Limited has announced decisive actions against staff members at an Ikorodu-based filling station following a social media video showing a pump attendant attempting to swindle a customer. According to a statement by the company, a thorough investigation conf...
By JKNewsMedia THIRTY EXCEPTIONAL young Nigerians have been named as the first recipients of Sterling Bank’s N2billion Beyond Education Scholarship, a nationwide initiative launched to fund university education for 600 students and connect them to careers in key development sectors. The Bank said the programme represents a strategic investmen...
By JKNewsMedia NOVEL ROAD rehabilitation technology drew keen interest as Julius Berger Nigeria (JBN) PLC and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) showcased Cold Recycling Technology at the 33rd Engineering Assembly of the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN), held Tuesday in Abuja. Engineers and industry leaders gathered to witness th...
