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...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE VIOLENT death of Arise Television anchor and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu has drawn nationwide grief and a federal government’s directive for investigation after she was killed during an armed robbery at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Minister...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PLANS FOR Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary will proceed without the traditional parade, following a decision by the Federal Government to cancel the event, the Federal Government has announced. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced the cancellation in a statem...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FALSE AND divisive allegations suggesting that terrorists in Nigeria are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians have been firmly rejected by the Federal Government, which described such claims as baseless, misleading, and harmful to the country’s unity. The government stressed that...
By Damilare Aré, JKNewsMedia Intern THE NIGERIAN Government has declared that technical education is now tuition-free in all Federal Technical Colleges across the country. The government confirmed that the policy will extend to approved charges including boarding fees, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus, identity cards, stationer...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNITY, PATRIOTISM, and collaboration form the cornerstone of this year’s Independence Day celebrations as the Federal Government has announced the official theme: “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands-on Deck for a Greater Nation.” The announcement, contained in a statement issued and signed by Segun Imohio...
By Ajibola Oladele, JKNewsMedia Reporter PASSPORT PRODUCTION will no longer be carried out at multiple centres across Nigeria, as the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the transition to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Thursday while inspecti...
