By JKNewsMedia RISING SKEPTICISM over Nigeria’s latest economic data has sparked debate, with some critics dismissing recent National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports as unreliable. The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), however, has firmly backed the reports, describing the criticism as unfounded. In its policy statement, signe...
By JKNewsMedia CREATING A thriving workplace culture has earned Polaris Bank a major spotlight in the Nigerian banking sector. At the 2024 Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Annual Employers’ Excellence Awards, Polaris Bank emerged the Sectoral Winner in the Banking and Other Financial Institutions category. The recognition, an...
By Gloria Ogine, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS OF misappropriated funds by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) raising concerns in public discourse have been refuted. In a circulating letter, attributed to Mrs. Patricia Yakubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Woman Leader in Adamawa State, she alleges that TETFund provided N325 ...
By JKNewsMedia IN A wave of year-end excitement, Globacom has rewarded seventeen subscribers with cash prizes in its ongoing Glo Lucky Number game. At a ceremony in Lagos, winners received cheques ranging from N100,000 to N1,000,000, while those outside Lagos collected their prizes at designated centres across the country. Organised by Globaco...
By JKNewsMedia NESTLÉ Nigeria announces its continued commitment to empowering the country’s youth by training over 20 of them in engineering skills through its Technical Training Programme, held at the Agbara factory. This marks the 13th year the company has implemented this programme, which provides participants with mechanical, electrical, ...
A BOLD step in strengthening Nigeria’s national security and migration management has been taken with the unveiling of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC) at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the state-of-the-art facility on Wednesday, marking a ...
By JKNewsMedia EXCITEMENT BUILDS among Globacom subscribers as the company gears up for the prize presentation ceremony of its ongoing Festival of Joy promotion. A draw held on Wednesday, December 4, at Gloworld on Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, identified the next batch of winners. The event drew participation from eager Glo sub...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIAN’s STRUGGLING primary healthcare system is set to receive a critical boost. Orodata Science and Africa Data Hub (ADH) have announced the second phase of their ambitious data collection initiative. This project, focused on over 1,000 additional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across 10 state...
By JKNewsMedia IT WAS a life-changing moment for Lagos contractor Ayobami Adejumobi who celebrated on Thursday as he received the keys to a brand-new Toyota Prado in Globacom’s ongoing Festival of Joy promotion. The event, held at Gloworld on Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos, also saw several other Nigerians walk away with prizes including...
By Gloria Ogine, JKNewsMedia Reporter Inadequate funding and poor working conditions hinder the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) from fully delivering on its mandate to ensure public officers’ accountability and discipline. Members of the CCB, led by Chairman Dr Abdullahi Bello, raised these concerns during a visit to the Senate on Thursday....
