By JKNewsMedia MISLEADING VIDEOS circulating online have prompted a public alert from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), over alleged incitement of traders at Onitsha Bridge Head Market, The agency cautioned that the actions of the social media influencer involved may violate provisions of the Cybercrim...
By JKNewsMedia THE RISING tide of drug and substance abuse among Nigerian youths demands urgent collective action, according to the Federal Government, which has urged media professionals to take the lead in shaping public discourse and driving preventive efforts across communities. This appeal was delivered during a sensitisation and awarene...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MASSIVE HAULS of illicit drugs have been intercepted across Nigeria, with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) uncovering opioids and codeine-based syrups valued at over ₦6.5 billion at the Apapa and Onne seaports/ Two British nationals linked to a high-level cannabis smuggl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SURGING PAST previous benchmarks, Nigeria’s 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) recorded an unprecedented 17,025 candidates scoring 300 and above—more than double the tally in 2024. The figure marks the highest since the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) adopted the C...
NAN Report THE ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the federal government to fulfil the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. Chris Piwuna, ASUU president, spoke during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Piwuna said the union was frustrated by the government’s failure to resolve nine critical iss...
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...
