By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO enhance trade and investment relations between Nigeria and South Africa took a significant step forward on Tuesday. The two nations fully operationalized the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment, an initiative first introduced during President Cyril Ramapho...
By JKNewsMedia LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES and allegations of voter disenfranchisement marred Namibia’s recent presidential election, culminating in the historic election of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country’s first female president. Nandi-Ndaitwah, representing the ruling SWAPO party, won 57% of the vote, surpassing the required majority. Her c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PROPOSED tax reform bills have sparked heated public debates, with critics spreading misinformation about their implications. Contrary to claims, the bills do not disadvantage any region, destroy agency funding, or suggest the cessation of government bodies like NASENI, TETFUND, and NITDA b...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING HUNGER across Africa continues to strain millions as the United States announced over $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to combat food insecurity and support vulnerable populations. This funding, unveiled during President Joe Biden’s visit to Angola, aims to address the urgent n...
By Joke Kujenya THE ONGOING fight against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a global priority as communities, governments, and organisations unite to confront the epidemic’s challenges. Marking World AIDS Day 2024, advocates highlight the importance of collective action to sustain and accelerate progress in tackling HIV as a publi...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu HONOURABLE JUSTICE Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu was part of a generation in which judging was a deservedly elevated calling. In return, society honoured people like him with the honorific “My Lord”, an acknowledgement that they were called to a job that is truly divine. Today, the senior-most lawyers publicly twerk to part...
By By Steve Omolale WITH HILLCREST hope of getting a new job in my dream newspaper, I sauntered into the expansive newsroom of The Guardian this sunny Friday afternoon in April 1994. My mission was clear: to see the then editor of the now rested Guardian Express, the much-sort after evening tabloid of The Guardian […]
By Bisi Olawunmi WITH A few days to the November 5, 2024, U.S. presidential election, the campaign tempo has reached fever pitch, with the two candidates, Vice-President Kamala Harris (Democrat) and former president, Donald Trump (Republican) in a dead run to the finish line. The final national New York Times/Siena poll, published on 25 Octobe...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA HAS secured a major boost in its quest to become an artificial intelligence (AI) leader, following Google’s announcement of a N2.8 billion ($1.7 million) grant to support AI and digital talent development. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) confirmed that the grant, part of G...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE DR. REUBEN Abati’s “Remembering Mrs. Remi Oyo”, which I read online on Oct. 1, 2024, brought back a floodgate of memories regarding Mrs. Oluremi Oyo who passed to glory 10 years ago and whose remembrance her family held recently in Lagos. Remi and I were professional colleagues. Her easy-going husband, Mr. Vincent […...
