By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent VOTE BY the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday will decide on a resolution designating the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. JKNewsMedia.com reports Ghana’s President John Mahama visited the UN headquarters to promote the “historic” gest...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AN AGREEMENT has been signed to facilitate the deportation of asylum seekers, criminals and visa overstayers, with the presidency confirming it applies strictly to Nigerian nationals between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the agreement was signed during Presid...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent WARM DIPLOMATIC exchanges marked Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s state visit as King Charles III delivered a speech welcoming him and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to Windsor Castle, expressing gratitude for the journey and extending wishes of peace, blessings and joy. JK...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ENDURING TIES between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) took were highlighted at Windsor Castle as President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed a shared history and future built on partnership, mutual respect, and common values. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President expressed appreciation to King Ch...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FORMAL HONOURS at Windsor Castle marked the start of President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom (UK), the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, received a 42-gun salute by the King’s Troop Royal Horse A...
By Olive Young, JKNewsMedia Intern STRONGER INVESTMENT in apprenticeships has been urged by UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, who described them as a practical and debt free pathway to long term success for young people. JKNewsMedia.com report that in a statement shared after visiting Virgin Media O2, Badenoch said she still remembe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIAN STUDENTS and exchange participants who already hold valid American visas can continue their academic activities in the United States (US) despite new immigration restrictions introduced under Presidential Proclamation 10998, the US Embassy in Nigeria has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter UNITED STATES (US) President Donald Trump is set to convene his first “Board of Peace” summit in Washington, DC, as the newly launched panel faces scrutiny following months of Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the meeting comes nearly three months after the United Nations Security Counc...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter STRATEGIC COOPERATION between Nigeria’s BUA Group and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group has drawn commendation from President Bola Tinubu following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Tinubu described the MoU as a significa...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FIFTY-THREE migrants are feared dead after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that only two Nigerian women were rescued during a search-and-rescue operation by Libyan authorities, acc...
