By Segun Majekodunmi, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMMISSIONING OF Nigeria’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls treatment facility in Abuja has drawn commendation from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the project as a key step in national chemicals and waste management. JKNewsMedia.com reports ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RISING INMATE numbers and worsening congestion marked Nigeria’s correctional facilities as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on January 14, 2026, released Nigerian Correctional Service Statistics covering 2017 to the second quarter of 2025. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the NBS disclosed t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PLANS TO raise more than $500m in foreign direct investment into Nigeria have been outlined by the board and management of the World International Economic Group Nigeria (WIEGN). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Bassey Essien, a member of the group, disclosed this on Friday while addressing a press...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FAMILY CENTERED policy has been placed at the core of national planning as President Bola Tinubu designated 2026 as the year of families and social development. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President said putting the family unit at the heart of Nigeria’s development strategy represents a ma...
By Joyce Anaba, JKNewsMedia Intern LIMITED HOUSEMANSHIP placements are leaving about 2,000 medical graduates without access to mandatory training each year, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has disclosed. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the council’s Registrar, Fatimah Kyari, said the Centralised Housemanship System operating in ...
By Segun Majekodunmi, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOODS AND beverage have been accused of systematically exploiting Nigeria’s festive periods to aggressively market sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods, a warning from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) says, adding that the practice is exacerbating the country’s publ...
By Joke Kujenya FORMER NIGERIAN Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke faces trial in London over allegations of bribery and lavish spending funded by oil industry figures. JKNewsMedia.com reports that British prosecutors told Southwark Crown Court that the 65-year-old spent £140,000 in a single day on high-end furniture, bespoke lighting,...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line A UNIVERSITY Don has expressed grave concern over the growing prevalence of drug abuse among youths particularly in the South-West of Nigeria. The Acting Vice Chancellor of Achievers University, Owo in Ondo State who also teaches Peace and Strategic Studies at the Post Graduate level to Unive...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TOTAL RETIREMENT and death benefits of N97.5 billion have been paid to thousands of former police officers and families nationwide by the Nigeria Police Fund Pensions Limited (NPFPL). Acting Managing Director, Mr Abdulkareem Gezawa, disclosed this during the 2026 pre-retirement seminar organised by NPFP...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter LAWYER TO Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has said she had no real influence over the award of oil contracts during her tenure, as he told jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London. Jonathan Laidlaw said on Thursday that Alison-Madueke was effectively a “rubber stamp” for official recommend...
