By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s LEADER, President Bola Tinubu, played host to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a significant three-day state visit to Nigeria. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, underscored the strengthening of diplomatic and economic ties between the tw...
By JKNewsMedia FLIGHT OPERATIONS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, were disrupted on Wednesday after an Allied Air Cargo aircraft skidded off Runway 22 following a tyre burst. The incident occurred at approximately 10:05 am and involved a plane with registration number 5N-JRT. According to the Federal Airports Authority of Ni...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIANS APPLYING for immigrant visas to the United States will face a new two-visit process at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos starting 1 January 2025. This updated procedure, announced by the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday via its X handle, aims to streamline the visa application process and minimise delays caused by incomplete document...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOR THE twelfth time this year, Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed, plunging the entire country into darkness. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, leaving millions of households, businesses, and essential services without electricity. Data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal...
By Joke Kujenya TWO WEEKS after the 29th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the promises of climate action remain unfulfilled. The conference, which brought together world leaders from across the globe, left many climate-vulnerable nations grappling w...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GHANA’s 2024 presidential election has concluded with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, John Mahama, declared president-elect. The Electoral Commission (EC) announced that Mahama secured over 50% of the votes, defeating the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Mahamadu Bawumia, by a s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A 28.2% decline in Nigeria’s company income tax (CIT) revenue marked the third quarter of 2024, with total collections dropping to N1.77 trillion from N2.47 trillion in the preceding quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The CIT, levied on profits of both local and foreign co...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, on his victory in the December 7 general elections. Tinubu, who is the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), expressed confidence that Mahama’s sec...
By JKNewsMedia THE EKITI State High Court has granted bail to lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi, following his recent arrest over alleged defamation linked to Chief Afe Babalola. The court set bail at ₦50 million, requiring a surety with the same sum in a landed property. Further proceedings were adjourned to 29 January 2025. Farotimi [&hellip...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has reaffirmed that the Old but recently renewed Port Harcourt Refinery remains operational, with active loading processes. This statement came amid public skepticism about the refinery’s functionality. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, M...
