By Joke Kujenya FIFA has unveiled plans for a groundbreaking 16-team Women’s Club World Cup, set to debut in January-February 2026. This significant decision emerged from the recent FIFA Council meeting, held during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, where the Women’s International Match Calendar for 2026-2029 was also approved...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru-Jos, has been advised to formulate effective policies to tackle Nigeria’s current challenges. Addressing participants of the Senior Executive Course 46 of NIPSS, led by Air Vice Marshal David Solomon, during their courtesy visit at Governm...
By Joke Kujenya THE LATEST meeting of Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has been concluded, spanning May 13th and 14th, 2024, with a series of far-reaching decisions aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s economy and enhancing its infrastructure. These decisions, ratified after extensive deliberations, encompass policies and projects inte...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter IN A MOVE that underpins the escalating tensions in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared his intention to launch an inquiry into the eight-year tenure of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. This announcement comes amid a simmering political crisis that shows no signs of abating. Fubara made t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emphasized Nigeria’s dedication to fostering global peace and stability during meetings with foreign envoys in Abuja. Receiving the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohammed Ahmed, President Tinubu reiterated Nigeria’s pivotal role as a stabilizer in Africa. He...
By Joke Kujenya THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a significant breakthrough in its battle against drug trafficking with the interception of three trailer loads of opioids in Lagos state. The seizure, comprising a staggering three million four hundred and fifty thousand pills and three hundred and forty-four thousand bo...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter FOLLOWING the House of Representatives’ call to halt the implementation of the cybersecurity levy, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the controversial policy and conduct a thorough review. The directive comes in response to the CBN’s circular issued ...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Government is on the verge of securing substantial funding from the World Bank, as it awaits approval for loans totaling $2.25 billion by June 13, 2024. The funding will be allocated to two significant development projects. The first project, named the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformat...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s President Bola Tinubu has revealed the nation’s ambition to become a leading producer of solar technologies for Africa. The announcement came during a meeting in Abuja with Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, alongside Mr. Hi Yongwei, Chairman of Avatar New Energy Materials Company Li...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE Director-General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Odusote, has unveiled a significant development regarding the acquisition of the new general multipurpose national identity card. In a candid exchange with journalists on Friday in Abuja,...
