By JKNewsMedia Reporter FOCUS ON women-led enterprises moved into view as investors, ecosystem leaders and high-potential founders gathered in Lagos for the Women Investment Readiness Accelerator Demo Day (WIRADD), an event centred on strengthening women owned businesses and expanding their access to growth opportunities. The Demo Day, held o...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CLEAN WATER and safe sanitation continue to elude millions of Nigerians, shaping daily life in ways that affect health, livelihoods and overall wellbeing. The scale of the challenge has kept water, sanitation and hygiene services under strain, with far reaching consequences for communities across the country. Respondin...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter SOUND OF children’s laughter cut through the afternoon air as this reporter stepped into the compound of Hope Rising Homes Foundation (HRHF) situated in Ikola, Ipaja. Balloons swayed gently, music played in the background, and volunteers moved briskly between tables stacked with food packs and gifts. It was clear from ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced petrol to N835 per litre, marking its third price cut this December, a survey of Abuja filling stations confirmed on Thursday. The state-owned firm said it lowered its pump price from N915, representing a N80 adjustment. The mov...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter MEDICAL DEBTS that had kept families stranded in hospital wards were settled as financial support and essential supplies reached indigent patients, children with chronic illnesses and pregnant women at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane. The intervention came from Fidelity Bank Plc, which o...
By JKNewsMedia FAST-TRACKING progress in renewable energy took priority as stakeholders across the industry gathered in Lagos to examine practical pathways for expanding energy access and driving economic growth in Nigeria’s pursuit of a $1-trillion economy. Towards this end, Sterling Bank Limited has convened the premier colloquium on Monday...
By JKNewsMedia THE SUPREME Court has ruled in favour of Fidelity Bank in its long-running legal dispute with Sagecom Concepts Limited as a five-member panel led by Justice Lawal Garba delivered the judgment on Friday, granting key aspects of the bank’s appeal. The ruling brings definitive closure to a legacy case that has attracted attention ...
By JKNewsMedia COLLABORATION BETWEEN Polaris Bank and Evolve Charity Trust has resulted in the distribution of school essentials to 1,000 students in ten public secondary schools across five states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A release by the bank states that the 2025 exercise forms part of its ongoing Corporate Social Res...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADERSHIP ON human-rights protection faced renewed scrutiny as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) issued a statement for International Human Rights Day 2025 warning that deteriorating safeguards continue to diminish lives across the country. The organisation said neglect and abuses persis...
By JKNewsMedia TREASON CHARGES against peaceful citizens continue to be described as an assault on their fundamental freedoms by the Initiative Against Human Right Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT). INAHURAT states that the ongoing prosecution of the eleven Abuja End Bad Governance peaceful protesters rests on fabricated accusations that do not re...
