By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOREIGN TRAVELLERS heading to Nigeria must now apply for visas online under a sweeping reform by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), which also mandates digital landing and exit cards from 1 May 2025. The newly introduced e-visa system, replacing the former visa-on-arrival policy, promises proces...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has strongly denied reports alleging misappropriation and mismanagement of student loan funds, amid a clarification from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that no discrepancies have been established in the disburseme...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE LAGOS State High Court has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver Andrew Nice Ominikoron to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old fashion designer Oluwabamise Ayanwola, marking the conclusion of a harrowing trial that captured national attention. In a ruling delivered at the Tafawa Ba...
By Jemimah Wellinton, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS WORKERS across Nigeria marked International Workers’ Day (IWD), the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) issued a stern call for government action, insisting that only the implementation of a living wage can stem the tide of deepening poverty and economic hardship among...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS OF money laundering, asset concealment, and billion-naira oil bloc deals have escalated into a fierce legal showdown, with the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release detained businesswoman Aisha Achimugu within 24 hours. A dram...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AT LEAST 200 employees have been sacked by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in a sweeping internal shake-up that has upended its executive structure, with several top officials ousted and new female leaders taking key roles. The wave of terminations—quietly executed but deeply ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 200 VULNERABLE Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned home as part of a humanitarian repatriation initiative facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with Nigerian authorities. The group, totalling 203 individuals, touched down at the Cargo Terminal ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS OF high-level financial misconduct surrounding a $25 million oil block deal and the operation of 136 bank accounts prompted the arrest of a Nigerian businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Tuesday morning. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commis...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOARING COST of education has made female students at the University of Ibadan (UI) and other Nigerian universities to be increasingly turning to egg donation to be able to raise money to afford their tuition fees. This trend has raised serious health and ethical concerns as the institution authori...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER TWENTY-seven suspected Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) impersonators have been handed to the Nigeria Police for prosecution, following a crackdown on examination malpractice by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The action comes as part of ongoing efforts to uph...
