By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has reaffirmed its commitment to cutting maternal deaths by 20 percent and reducing under-five mortality by 15 percent before the end of 2027, as part of a broader push to address one of the world’s highest maternal and child mortality burdens. This renewed effort was reiterat...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A REVISED pricing structure for driver’s licences and number plates has come into effect across Nigeria, following approval by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). The update, enforced from Sunday, 8 June 2025, reflects adjustments made in response to enhanced security features and increased production costs. Acc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SIXTY-SIX parcels of cannabis strain Loud, falsely declared as green tea, were intercepted at Murtala Muhammed International Airport following weeks of surveillance by anti-narcotic officers. The consignment, weighing 62.20 kilogrammes, arrived from Thailand through the United Arab Emirates aboard a...
By JKNewsMedia THE SERVING Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has met with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday. This is coming weeks after publicly accusing the Nigerian leader of driving the country in the wrong direction. The meeting, held behind closed doors, was disclosed by Tinubu’s Specia...
By JKNewsMedia HIGH-LEVEL talks on digital innovation culminated in a landmark agreement to establish the Nigerian AI Scaling Hub in a move set to boost technological advancement across healthcare, agriculture, and education. Wednesday, the Federal Government, represented by the Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Ec...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has disclosed that the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) adoption in Nigeria is gaining momentum one year after its rollout, despite criticism from some sections of the media over infrastructure gaps in the young sector. A statement signed by Eng...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SATELLITE CAMPUSES lacking regulatory approval face strict penalties as Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education moves to halt their unauthorised expansion. The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has directed Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education to cease...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH MOMENTUM is building behind Nigeria’s strategy to shift from raw cocoa production to large-scale processing, as the government pledges deeper engagement with global partners. Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirmed this commitment during talks with World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) President Chris Vi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Electricity Regulatory Commission has barred individuals from holding directorships in more than two companies within the country’s electricity industry, citing risks of conflict of interest and impaired performance. This directive was issued in the Commission’s newly released Code of Corpo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PILGRIMS BOUND for Saudi Arabia were intercepted at Kano Airport with cocaine pellets in their bodies, leading to the unmasking of a major trafficking syndicate operating under the guise of religious pilgrimage. Two suspected couriers, Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado, were arrested ...
