By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s FEDERAL government has reconstituted the governing councils of public tertiary institutions, a move confirmed by Folasade Boriowo, head of media at the Federal Ministry of Education. This development comes nearly a year after the National Universities Commission (NUC) dissolved the councils of all federal universities...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government, through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has confirmed that the portal for student loan applications will officially open on May 24, 2024. This announcement was made in a statement released by Nasir Ayantogo, the media lead for NELFUND. Ayantogo highlighted that the in...
By Joke Kujenya LABOUR UNIONS, encompassing the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), abruptly exited the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the Federal Government on Wednesday. This development followed the FG’s proposal of a new minimum wage of N48,000, an offer labour representatives derided as ‘ri...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU, in a virtual inauguration of three landmark gas plants on Wednesday, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhancing the energy sector’s investment climate. The projects, which include the expanded AHL Gas Processing Plant, the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, and the 23.3km ANOH to Obiafu-O...
By Joke Kujenya IN RESPONSE to recent claims made by Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange platform, the Federal Government of Nigeria has vehemently refuted allegations of bribery purportedly involving Nigerian officials. These accusations, as per a circulated blog post by Binance CEO Richard Teng, suggest that unidentified Nigerian author...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter LADY VALERIE Siminalayi Fubara, the wife of the Rivers State Governor, affirmed the state’s commitment to backing the programmes and policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government aimed at enhancing the well-being of Rivers people. She made this declaration following the flag-off of ...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter MR ADEBAYO Adelabu, the Minister of Power, has revealed the Federal Government’s ambitious plan to ramp up power generation from the current 4000 Megawatts to 6000 Megawatts by the year’s end. Speaking during a visit by the Senate Committee on Power yesterday in Abuja, Adelabu emphasized utilizing hydro and...
By Joke Kujenya MINISTER of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has disclosed that despite the recent hike in electricity tariffs for Band A customers, the Federal Government continues to subsidize electricity, with an allocation of about N1.8trillion for 2024. He made the disclosure on a television magazine interview. Adelabu emphasized that the Electric...
By Oluwasegun Ikugbadi, JKNM Reporter THE Social-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to stop harassment and intimidation of an ace investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, founder, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), over his report on the illicit activities of Nigeri...
