By Joke Kujenya WITH EFFECT from 1 January 2026, tax reliefs are coming for millions of Nigerians as the Federal Government confirmed that fifty exemptions and incentives under the new tax reform laws will commence. The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, chaired by Taiwo Oyedele, said the measures are designed to reduce the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has pledged its full support to the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) for the successful hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF) Conference, West African Region, scheduled to take place in Abuja. Chief of Staff to t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Assembly has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise a total of $2.847 billion from the international capital market to support the 2025 fiscal plan and key infrastructure projects. The approval, granted on Wednesday, covers a $2.347 billion loan and a $500 million ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH FINANCIAL relief is underway for Nigeria’s public universities as the Federal Government has announced the release of N2.3 billion to settle arrears and backlogs owed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. According to a statement ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s MINISTER of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has returned to the country following a trip abroad for a supposed medical care. Edun was seen on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Fraser Suites in Abuja, where he reportedly held a closed-door meeting with a Qatari ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS to admission entry requirements across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions have been approved to widen access to higher education and promote inclusivity. The announcement was made in a press statement issued on Tuesday by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relatio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES across Nigeria entered a second week of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) dismissed the Federal Government’s directive enforcing a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy against lecturers involved in its ongoing two-week warning strike. The union maintained tha...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE remains the most effective and sustainable approach to resolving disputes in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, the Federal Government has said, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned industrial action. In a joint statement issued by the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following allegations surrounding his academic credentials. A statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, co...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has commenced the implementation of a new N32,000 pension increment for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), with effect from the September 2025 pension payroll cycle. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) confirmed that the increment package...
