By Joke Kujenya The questions Nigerians keep asking as banditry, kidnapping and terror attacks persist. . .  A nation cannot budget endlessly for security while citizens continue to budget for fear. . . The time has come to ask difficult questions about what is working, what is failing and what must change. . . DAILY […]
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s SPENDING on imported food declined in 2025 as new figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fourth quarter 2025 statistical bulletin showed a reduction in food import expenditure even as total imports rose sharply. JKNewsMedia.com reports that food import spending fell to $2.34 billion in 2025 from $2.53 billion ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAJOR FOOD staple prices recorded significant year on year declines, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Selected Food Price Watch report, reflecting lower costs compared to the record high levels of the previous year and providing much needed relief. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter URGENT CALLS for government action to secure the safe return of abducted pupils and teachers intensified in Ibadan as Civil Society (CSOs) groups staged a protest over the incident in Oyo State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that eighteen days after, protesters demanded urgent action as they marched throug...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Awaits Benin in Final Hurdle to the World Cup. THE FLAMINGOES of Nigeria (U17 female football team) on Sunday at the Remo Star Stadium in Shagamu, Ogun State of Nigeria whipped their Guinean counterparts 6-0 after drubbing the Guineans 5-0 in the first leg in Abidjan, Ivory […]
By Emeka Monye NIGERIA’s DEMOCRACY is not a comedy show. Yet as we edge closer to the 2027 general elections, the conduct of many political gladiators suggests otherwise. The stage is filling up fast. As of the last count, over ten presidential aspirants have already emerged across major and fringe political parties. On paper, this […]...
By Emeka Monye NIGERIA STANDS at a crossroads. Sixty-five years after independence, the question of how we govern ourselves remains unresolved. We run a federal system in name, but in practice, we operate a heavily centralised, unitary structure where power, resources, and institutions all gravitate toward Abuja. The result is a state that fe...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ECONOMIC REFORMS, infrastructure development and social intervention programmes formed the centrepiece of President Bola Tinubu’s address marking the third anniversary of his administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking to Nigerians, Tinubu said his government inherited significan...
By Owei Lakemfa  SIX DAYS after the October 1, 1960, independence of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stood before the United Nations, UN. The historical mission of Nigeria he said, is to develop Africa, the continent which gave birth to humanity and modern civilization. The date was October...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter REPAYMENT OF a Chinese loan tied to the Abuja CCTV project is expected to continue until about 2030, with Nigeria effectively paying an estimated $36.4 million yearly for infrastructure that was never fully delivered, according to the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FJI). FJI reports that th...
