By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter A SERIES of strategic initiatives aimed at creating an investment-friendly environment has been designed to lure back production factories and stimulate economic growth as revealed by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking on Wednesday at the Rivers State Economic and Investment Summit (RSEIS...
By Joke Kujenya TOWARDS RITUAL killings, smoking, and money rituals in Nigerian films, music videos, and skits, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced significant new regulations aimed at restricting the portrayal of such on the silver screen. The announcement was made by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director of the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter REAFFIRMING his readiness to face any inquiries regarding his tenure, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has stressed that he meticulously documented his activities as a civil servant. Speaking at the inauguration of the Egbeda internal roads project in Emohua Local Government Area, Fubara address...
By Joke Kujenya EARLY TUESDAY, a coalition of civil society organizations converged at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) headquarters in Lagos to protest the oil giant’s planned departure from Nigeria without addressing the environmental devastation it has caused. The demonstration was strategically timed to coincide with Sh...
By JKNMedia PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL challenges hindering the sustainable development of Nigeria’s South-South region at the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Forum of Monarchs in Asaba were the hallmark of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s address to the monarchs. At the meeting which held in the Unity Hall of the Governm...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Akintunde Sawyerr, CEO/NELFUND, has provided details regarding the conditions that applicants must meet to qualify for the loans. Speaking on Monday, May 20, he said the bill, signed into law on April by President Bola Tinubu was to ensure that no Nigerian student...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S MONETARY Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a significant adjustment to the monetary policy rate (MPR), increasing it from 24.75 percent to 26.25 percent. This change, revealed on Tuesday, May 21, by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso, marks a strategic response to escalating inflationary pres...
By Joke Kujenya NURSES ACROSS Nigeria are raising urgent concerns about the hostile work environments and excessive workloads they face in government health facilities. These challenges, they argue, are driving many professionals out of the field and jeopardizing patient safety. At a media briefing organized by the Nursing Group Administrators...
By Joke Kujenya A SKIN Lightening Beauty Lotion, “Caro White” has been declared highly dangerous by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) which issued a stern warning regarding the use of the product. This followed a recall by the European Union (EU) Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products (RAPEX...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter IN A STATEMENT, Pa Suleimon Atanda Obasa, father of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, passed away this morning at the age of 83. The news was announced by Eromosele Ebhomele, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker stating that Hon. Obasa lost his father […]
