By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter POWER TRANSITIONED at the helm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group with the election of Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president, following a decisive vote by the institution’s Board of Governors during the Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The announcement marked a pivotal moment for ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter TRANSOFRMATIVE POLICY reforms are set to overhaul Nigeria’s oil and gas sector through a newly signed Executive Order by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Designed to reduce project costs, boost investor confidence, and increase government revenue, the Upstream Petroleum Operations Cost Efficiency Incent...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SUBSTANTIAL BUDGET approval by Nigeria’s lawmakers has paved the way for accelerated infrastructure and social development across the Federal Capital Territory, with both legislative chambers passing the ₦1.81 trillion 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill. Following earlier transmission of the prop...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MANIPULATIVE CLAIMS circulating on social media have drawn a swift rejoinder from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which has raised concerns over videos inciting traders at the Onitsha Bridge Head Market. The agency warned that such incitement may breach the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter — Fagbemi, Marwa, UNODC back inter-agency synergy to combat addiction crisis NIGERIA’s TOP justice and drug control officials have thrown their weight behind the recent amendment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, expressing hope that the reform will strengthen the country’s ba...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE AFRICAN Development Bank’s (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has been re-elected with unanimous shareholder support—an historic 100% vote that affirmed a decade of leadership widely credited with reshaping Africa’s development financing landscape. First elected in 2015 and reappointed in 20...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PAYMENT OF long-awaited N35,000 wage award arrears to federal workers has commenced, following confirmation from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). According to an official statement released on Monday by Bawa Mokwa, spokesperson for the OAGF, the payment process is under...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RESIT SCORES will be the only recognised results for candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) a second time following widespread technical failures. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that previous scores from the invalidated UTME are n...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS OF property titles across Abuja faced revocation on Monday, May 26 as authorities began enforcing penalties on 4,794 properties over unpaid Ground Rent spanning 10 to 43 years. Government-owned assets, corporate buildings, and privately held plots were all affected in a sweeping move by th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A NEW operational partnership between Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency and the United Kingdom (UK) has been formalised, deepening cross-border efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks and disrupt criminal enterprises. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office Internat...
