By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Profession FRESH COMMITMENT on renewable energy, trade expansion, and legal migration frameworks emerged from high-level bilateral talks in Berlin between Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul. The engagements reaffirmed a long-standing ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOME OF the economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu have propelled the Nigeria Customs Service to an all-time high revenue of ₦1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, more than double the ₦600 billion generated in the same period two years earlier. The figure, described by officials as unpre...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter VANDALISM OF power infrastructure must be treated as a criminal offence, not a civil matter, Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu told lawmakers at a weekend retreat organised by the Senate Committee on Power. He urged the National Assembly to pass stricter laws to protect national electricity assets...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s FEDERAL authorities have formally reconstituted the board of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), tasking the new leadership with accelerating asset recovery, restoring investor trust, and supporting key economic reforms. The newly inaugurated board, chaired by Bala Bello, c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has forwarded a ₦1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly (NASS) for approval, following the imposition of emergency rule in the state. The budget request was presented during plenary by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, an...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING PRESSURE over technical errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nearly led to the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who revealed he was deeply troubled by the glitches that disrupted exams in parts of Lagos and th...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVENTEEN-YEAR-old Taiwo Alade lost his life to a stray bullet on Tuesday during a police-led traffic enforcement operation in the Alakia area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The fatal shot, allegedly discharged by an officer aiming at a vehicle tyre, struck the student as he travelled to his West African Ex...
By JKNewsMedia THE CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has strongly refuted misleading publications and social media reports concerning the operations of a regulated financial institution, reaffirming the strength and stability of the Nigerian banking sector. In a statement signed by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi...
By Ayomide Olawale, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVERAL JUDGES of the Federal High Court have been redeployed to new divisions nationwide, following an administrative directive approved by Chief Judge John Tsoho. The new postings, which took immediate effect, are aimed at enhancing efficiency and distributing the judicial workload more evenly across...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia CRACKDOWN OPERATIONS by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have resulted in the arrest of 120 individuals suspected of internet fraud across Lagos State. Operatives from the commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 executed the coordinated raids at multiple locations, recovering 26 exotic vehicles, l...
