By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter DELTA STATE’s former leader, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, has died after a period of illness, prompting tributes from his family and state Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in recognition of the deceased years of public service. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Uduaghan died on the morning of Monday, October 19, 2...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter VOTERS IN Lagos can now use QR codes to locate designated Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection centres as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) steps up preparations for the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commission said voters can scan the QR codes through its ...
By JKNewsMedia EFFORTS TO deliver stable and reliable electricity to households, businesses and industries in Lagos have gained fresh momentum, with the Federal Government and Lagos State agreeing to work together under the 24/7 Energy Zones pilot approved by President Bola Tinubu. JKNewsMedia.com he agreement followed a high-level technical ...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter  REVENUE GAP widened sharply in 2025, with Lagos State recording N1.77tn in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), almost N860bn more than the N909.35bn generated collectively by 22 other states. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figure made Lagos the highest revenue generating state in the country, with i...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia BATON OF leadership at Lagos State University, (LASU), changed hands on Friday, September 18, 2026, as Distinguished Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji Bello formally handed over the affairs of the university to Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ceremony, held at the Senate Cham...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH LEADERSHIP chapter has opened at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, with Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo formally assuming office as the institution’s 10th substantive Vice Chancellor and promising to make dialogue and participation central to her administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PATIENT NUMBERS at Lagos State’s public hospitals have doubled over the past six months, placing healthcare workers under growing pressure as rising treatment costs drive more residents away from private facilities. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, disclosed t...
By JKNewsMedia LAGOS STATE University (LASU) is set for a new leadership as the state government has approved the appointment of Professor Badejo Ayodeji Olawunmi as the 10th Vice-Chancellor. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the appointment was announced by Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, in a statement issued on ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter UP TO 100MW of unaccounted power losses, estimated at N120 billion in a single year, have triggered a directive for a transparent, science-based investigation into energy theft and meter tampering along the 132kV Ikorodu-Sagamu corridor. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, i...
By JKNewsMedia INDUSTRIES OPERATING along the 132kV Ikorodu–Sagamu corridor have received assurances of sustained electricity supply, as the Federal Government warned of firm action against energy theft, meter tampering and other practices undermining the integrity of the power system. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Power, Joseph...
