By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Executive Council (NEC) has approved the disbursement of ₦17.5 billion to enhance Nigeria’s preparedness and coordinated response to anticipated flooding in 2025. Out of the total amount, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) secured ₦10 billion to implement strategic flood response ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIAN LAW School students abducted on July 26 while travelling to the Yola campus have regained their freedom, according to the Benue State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. Five students, identified as Rev. Ernest Okafor, Ogbuka Fabian, Nwamma Philip, Okechukwu Obadiegwu, and Obalem Emma...
By JKNewsMedia THE 19 NORTHERN states have reduced their domestic debt stock by 42.06 per cent, falling from ₦1.98 trillion to ₦1.14 trillion, according to the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. The decline was attributed to the economic reforms implemented by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was disclose...
THE NIGERIAN Railway Corporation (NRC) has informed passengers to desist from patronising fraudulent booking platforms. Mr Callistus Unyimadu, Chief Public Relations Officer of NRC, said this, in a statement, on Tuesday in Lagos. “The attention of the management of NRC has been drawn to the activities of fraudulent and unauthorised platforms s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned six forfeited properties linked to drug trafficking, reaffirming its strategy to cripple criminal networks by seizing their assets. At the Abuja headquarters on Tuesday 29th July 2025, the public auction attracted pre-qualified bidd...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SUSPECTED CASES of Lassa fever in Nigeria have reached 6,520 this year, with 811 confirmed and 152 deaths recorded as of week 28, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). From July 7 to July 13, the agency recorded 265 suspected cases, including 11 confirmed in Ondo, Edo, […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter — Zero tax for small businesses maintained, capital gains tax repealed, and FIRS set to become Nigeria Revenue Service THE FEDETRAL GOVERNMENT has retained the company income tax (CIT) at a flat rate of 30 percent for all companies except small businesses, under new provisions of the Nigerian Tax Act [&...
By JKNewsMedia TRAVELLING BACK campus after a court externship break, six Nigerian Law School students were seized along a dangerous stretch between Benue and Nasarawa states, with their abductors now threatening to execute them if a revised ransom demand of ₦50 million per person is not paid. The incident occurred on Saturday 26 July as [&he...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia SYNTHETIC CANNABIS disguised in moimoi sachets and Canadian Loud concealed in imported canned food have been intercepted in sweeping nationwide operations by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), with dozens of other couriers arrested across 13 states and over 71,000 pills of opioids seized. Lian...
By Hope Gift Ahonsi, JKNewsMedia Intern PUPILS ACROSS Nigeria will now be required to attain the age of 12 before admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1), according to a new policy framework released by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME). The guideline, part of a wider regulatory document on non-state education, outlines strict a...
