By JKNewsMedia THE NEW Learner Identification Number (LIN) system will give Nigerian students permanent, traceable academic identities while improving education data and planning nationwide. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the initiative, led by the Federal Ministry of Education, is designed to track students’ academic journeys and support bette...
By Joke Kujenya CANCER PATIENTS should remain within the healthcare system and receive appropriate support according to their condition, treatment needs and disease progression, the Federal Government (FG) has said. JKNewsMedia.com National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Plan (NC/NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr U...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of Federal Government systems to uncover weaknesses exploited for fraud and strengthen controls across government institutions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President directed the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, M...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE ARREST of a businessman and the immediate suspension of three permanent secretaries have been ordered by President Bola Tinubu after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovered an alleged unauthorised government office operating within the premises of the...
By Progress Oluranti, JKNewsMedia Reporter  RECOGNITION, COMPENSATION and reconciliation have been sought from the Federal Government by the family of the late Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military Head of State, six decades after his death. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the demand was made this w...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PAYROLL FRAUD involving 908 alleged ghost workers across at least 50 Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies has been uncovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), cumulating to about N942 million believed to have been fraudulently paid as s...
By Rimamnde Shawulu PRINCE ADENIYI Adeyemi Mathew has been re-arrested and is expected back in court over allegations of forgery, impersonation and conspiracy. But the bigger story is this: 📺 Watch the full episode and share your thoughts. How did an agency the government says never existed reportedly appear in Nigeria’s 2026 budget with...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has renamed the 750 kilometre Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway after the incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the decision on Thursday in Abuja while addressing journalists. The Tinubu-led administration commenced the highway after...
By JKNewsMedia THE LAUNCH of the National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services (NGPPFRS) by the Federal Government has been commended by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) as a landmark step towards creating healthier food environments and protecting millions of Nigerians who depend ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS THAT more than N8 trillion equivalent to about two percent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was spent outside the approved budget have been dismissed by the Federal Government, which described the claims as inaccurate and misleading. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Federal...
