By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s OFFICIAL minimum age for university and other tertiary admissions is now set at 16, following a federal policy directive mandating strict nationwide compliance. The decision was announced in Abuja by Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa during the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admiss...
By JKNewsMedia TWELVE NEW aides and twenty-seven liaison officers have been appointed to key roles across Ogun State as Governor Dapo Abiodun moves to strengthen his administration’s grassroots engagement and executive capacity. A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, confirmed the governor’s approval of eleve...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A FRESH blow to Nigeria’s economic recovery may be on the horizon as United States (US) President Donald Trump renews threats to impose additional tariffs on BRICS-aligned nations. The looming 10 percent tariff, if enforced, could further destabilise Africa’s largest economy, which has battled ...
By JKNewsMedia FOLLOWING THE death of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who passed away aged 90 on Monday morning, President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to the late monarch, mourning him as a revered traditional ruler, a statesman of stature, and a steadfast pillar of peace and wisdom. The President extended his condolences ...
By Opeyemi Adewale, JKNewsMedia Reporter MOUNTING LOSES in the electricity sector pushed the government’s subsidy obligation to ₦536.4billion in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a continued freeze on cost-reflective tariffs. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) revealed the figure in its latest quarterly report, highlight...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE DEATH of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has set in motion the next phase of succession in Ibadanland, where the city’s centuries-old royal tradition prepares to usher in a new Olubadan. The mantle is expected to fall on High Chief Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State and [&hel...
By JKNewsMedia JUST TWO days after marking his 90th birthday, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, has passed away. The monarch died in the early hours of Monday, one year after officially receiving his staff of office from Governor Seyi Makinde on July 12, 2024. Born into the Okugbaja family in Ita Baale, […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN N460 million earmarked for the inauguration of United States (US) President Donald Trump on 20 January 2025 vanished through a cryptocurrency scam traced to Lagos, as detailed in a civil forfeiture complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Investigators said they i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIANS RESIDING in Saint Lucia received renewed assurances from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who for a second day engaged with the community to address issues affecting their stay in the Caribbean nation. President Tinubu met with members of the diaspora on Wednesday at the Windjammer Resort...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN 8,266 students at the Federal University of Kashere (FUK) have received financial lifelines through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), with total disbursements exceeding ₦1,073,966,500. The intervention, described as the most impactful educational support programme in decades...
