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By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter — Zero tax for small businesses maintained, capital gains tax repealed, and FIRS set to become Nigeria Revenue Service THE FEDETRAL GOVERNMENT has retained the company income tax (CIT) at a flat rate of 30 percent for all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...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STATE AUTHORITIES must fully reflect wholesale electricity costs in tariffs or be prepared to cover the difference through subsidies, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said. The warning followed tariff cuts by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), sparking ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CUSTODIAL CENTRES across Nigeria are reportedly housing 3,833 inmates on death row, with Ogun and Rivers States topping the national list, according to figures released by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The country’s inmate population now stands at 81,558, of which 3,754 are male deat...
By Hope Donalds, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN thirty federal ministries, departments, and agencies have been indicted by the House of Representatives over financial infractions totalling N103.8 billion and $950,912.05, following a motion adopted on Tuesday. The sweeping indictment arose from the findings of the Public Accounts Committee, wh...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent Tensions escalated in the Senate on Tuesday as Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), failed to honour a fourth invitation to appear before the Public Accounts Committee over a ₦210 trillion audit query spanning 2017 to 2023. Members ...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOOD INSECURITY is worsening across conflict-hit communities in Nigeria’s North-east, where more than 3.7 million people are now struggling to access adequate food, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported. Years of violence have displaced thousands of farmers who once susta...
