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By Joke Kujenya  HARD-WON victories in the global fight against a centuries-old killer disease, malaria, are beginning to unravel, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO), to issue an urgent call to action on World Malaria Day 2025. Malaria is clawing… Read more: Lifelines at Risk as Fight Against Deadly Malaria Parasite Falters

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,… Read more: Stranded Nigerians Repatriated from Libya Land Safely in Lagos

By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A NATIONWIDE crackdown on unregistered businesses looms after Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) issued a stern six-week compliance ultimatum, warning that those operating without proper registration risk imprisonment or legal action. CAC Cites Criminal Offences… Read more: Unregistered Businesses Face Prosecution as CAC Enforces Six-Week Compliance Ultimatum

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… Read more: Aisha Achimugu Arrested at Abuja Airport, Begins Hunger Strike as EFCC Probes $25m Oil Deal, 136 Bank Accounts

By Joke Kujenya MORE THAN fifty African journalists gathered virtually for two days to strengthen their skills in climate change reporting, as the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition pushed for continued Afrocentric storytelling and renewed its demand for… Read more: Journalists Urged to Champion Afrocentric Climate Reporting as Global Inequities Persist

By Bola BOLAWOLE  ‘IN A country where religion and tribe determine a lot of things, you are dead on arrival when the criminals and those tasked with the responsibility of reining them in come from the same region and belong… Read more: Why Was Everything About Jesus Made so Controversial? 

By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-Ife Arogundade THE FANTASY that natural resources are inexhaustible and are always renewable, despite the overwhelming amount of waste generated has been dispelled by the alarming decline of our environmental health. The global waste crisis is… Read more: Wanted: Blueprint For Nigeria’s Waste Management Crisis

By Joke Kujenya  UNITED STATES of America (USA) President Donald Trump is poised to reverse course on a key trade policy, signing an executive order to ease portions of the 25 percent tariffs previously levied on imported cars and their… Read more: Trump Rolls Back Auto Tariffs After Industry Backlash Over Soaring Costs

By Babafemi Ojudu  ACROSS THE Black world — from Harlem to Lagos, from Kingston to Johannesburg, many are keeping a close and anxious watch over Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the young president of Burkina Faso. In him, we see the spirit… Read more: Let Captain Ibrahim Traoré Be!

By JKNewsMedia  DELTA STATE’s political landscape has undergone a seismic shift, as Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his full political structure broke ranks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending nearly three decades of dominance in the state and aligning fully… Read more: Oborevwori’s Camp Quits PDP Over Party Paralysis, Aligns with APC for National Synergy

By JKNewsMedia A QUARTER-century after its founding, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has set its sights on a new era of predictive traffic intelligence and digital enforcement, marking the milestone with the unveiling of a commemorative 25th anniversary… Read more: Smart Traffic Vision Unveiled as LASTMA Marks 25 Years of Road Reform

By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter  DELTA STATE University’s abandoned Senate Building faces a revival after more than two decades in limbo, as Governor Sheriff Oborevwori orders its revocation and re-award. At the 17th Convocation Ceremony of Delta State University (DELSU),… Read more: Senate Building Revocation Ordered as Governor Targets Long-Stalled DELSU Project

By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter  GOVERNOR DAPO Abiodun has received the Distinguished Visionary Leadership Award from the Foreign Investment Network (FIN), marking a fresh endorsement of Ogun State’s drive to become Nigeria’s industrial powerhouse. The award was presented at the… Read more: Award Spotlights Ogun’s Business Reforms as Investment Climate Rises

By JKNewsMedia  BANKLY’s STRUGGLE to maintain liquidity and serve customers reliably has prompted a significant intervention from C-One Ventures Platform, which has agreed to acquire the Nigerian microfinance bank’s licences, technology, and key operational assets. The deal marks a critical… Read more: Fintech Shakeup as C-One Steps In To Rescue Bankly Smid Financial Strain

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  UNION BANK of Nigeria has secured a major reprieve as the Supreme Court of Nigeria set aside a Federal High Court judgement that had awarded over N22trillion against the financial institution and other parties, ending… Read more: Supreme Court Overturns N22trln Award Against Union Bank After 25-Year Legal Battle

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… Read more: U.I. Raises Alarm Over as Female Students Turn to Egg Donation to Afford Tuition

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… Read more: 27 UTME Impersonators to Be Prosecuted as JAMB Combats Examination Malpractice

By Al Humphrey Onyanabo  THE BEST of Nigeria Project Team is proud to announce the launch of its latest initiative — Best of Nigeria TV, an innovative visual platform dedicated to showcasing the very best of Nigerian people, culture, enterprise,… Read more: The Best of Nigeria TV is Born: A New Chapter in Celebrating Nigerian Excellence

By JKNewsMedia  FOLLOWING THE success of its Zero Transfer Fees campaign, Sterling Bank has extended its support to easing the daily burdens faced by Lagosians by providing free transportation throughout May 2025. The initiative, which began last week, sees branded… Read more: Sterling Bank Offers Free Rides to Ease Transportation Burdens in Lagos

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  AN UPSCALE 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, masquerading as a hub for drug distribution, was stormed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), leading to the discovery of illicit substances valued… Read more: NDLEA ₦1bn Drug Bust Uncovered in Lagos Hotel In Nationwide Crackdown

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  PETER NWACHUKWU, husband of the late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Federal Capital Territory High Court found him guilty of culpable homicide. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, presiding at… Read more: Court Sentences Peter Nwachukwu to Death by Hanging for Killing Gospel Singer Wife

By JKNewsMedia  FORMER LAGOS State governorship candidate Abdulazees Adediran and Director General of The Progressive Institute (TPI), Dr Lanre Adebayo, have both affirmed that younger Nigerians can find renewed hope under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. During a… Read more: “Jandor” Backs APC Vision, Visits Party Leadership for Strategic Talks

By JKNewsMedia  LAGOS GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday pitched Nigeria’s commercial capital as an investor’s dream, unveiling bold infrastructure strides and economic ambitions before an international audience at Harvard Business School. Addressing students during Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s course, Understanding Africa:… Read more: Sanwo-Olu Courts Investors at Harvard, Showcases Lagos as Africa’s New Business Frontier

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  FORTY-THREE individuals with no legal right to remain in Britain have been deported to Nigeria and Ghana, as part of the United Kingdom (UK)’s renewed drive to enforce immigration laws through international cooperation. The Home… Read more: UK Deports 43 Failed Asylum Seekers and Offenders to Nigeria and Ghana in Border Crackdown

By JKNewsMedia  CHAOS ERUPTED near Pen Cinema Bridge on Saturday when a fully laden truck lost control and plummeted from the bridge onto two stationary commercial buses, leaving the driver critically injured. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed… Read more: Truck Plunges off Lagos Bridge, Crushes Two Buses, Driver Critically Injured

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  INTENSIFYING EFFORTS to end the war in Ukraine took centre stage at the Vatican on Saturday, as United States (US) Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky held urgent private talks during the funeral of Pope Francis.… Read more: Trump and Zelensky Hold Urgent Peace Talks at Vatican to Push Ukraine Ceasefire

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  NIGERIA IS aiming for a bold 7% annual economic growth rate, with plans to leverage agricultural productivity, digital infrastructure, and oil production as the primary engines of expansion. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for… Read more: Ambitious 7% Growth Target Set as Nigeria Banks on Agriculture, Oil, and Digital Sectors

By Joke Kujenya  BENEATH A vivid spring sky, an immense gathering of red-robed cardinals, world leaders, and faithful Catholics filled St Peter’s Square to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff whose enduring call for a humbler, more inclusive… Read more: World Leaders and Mourners Pack Rome as Pope Francis’ Coffin Makes Final Journey

By Joke Kujenya  AS WORLD Malaria Day marked its April 25, 2025, observance yesterday, millions of lives around the world hung in the balance. Mosquito nets sway limply over worn mattresses in the small community of Ayobo, Ipaja, in a… Read more: World Unites to End Malaria as Lives Hang in the Balance

By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  NIGERIA’s SENATE President Godswill Akpabio is announced to be leading a five-member delegation to Vatican City to represent the country at the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis. The delegation, sent by President Bola Ahmed… Read more: Akpabio Leads Nigerian Delegation to Vatican for Pope Francis’ Burial