By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO traffic cocaine and other illicit drugs through Nigeria’s airports and highways have suffered major blows, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepts multiple consignments in a sweeping crackdown. A 200-level nursing student of Noida International University, Est...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria, of the leadership of the National […]
By Babafemi Ojudu ” Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.” – Samuel Johnson [1775]. KEMI BADENOCH, the British MP and current Business Secretary, recently distanced herself from Nigeria, her country of birth, citing the deep rot in its governance and systems. Around the same time, Davido, our globe-trotting musician...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house…” 1 Kings 18: 17 – 18). THERE ARE occasions when a writer sets out to write one thing […]
Source: Bloomberg FRENCH ENERGY major TotalEnergies SE may greenlight a $750 million gas project in Nigeria next year, potentially signaling that Nigeria’s efforts to revive investment in its hydrocarbon production are making progress. Earlier this year, the French company approved an investment of about $500 million in a joint venture w...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu assured French President Emmanuel Macron that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms will drive significant progress across Africa. Speaking during a bilateral discussion, Tinubu emphasised Nigeria’s commitment to restructuring its economy to lead the continent towards prosperity. Highlighting the need f...
By Emeka Monye TWO MAJOR events recently took centre stage in public discourse, appearing both in traditional and social media and generating arguments and counterarguments among discussants. One was the assault by a House of Representatives member, Honourable Alex Ikwechegh against a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, who had come to deliver a ...
By Joke Kujenya WITH OVER 130 attendees—30 in person and over 100 via Microsoft Teams, participants from across Nigeria, on Thursday, October 24, 2024, converged via a hybrid session aimed to equip journalists with cutting-edge AI skills necessary for a rapidly evolving media landscape. It was dubbed a pivotal workshop with the theme: “Integra...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WORLD Bank has expressed concerns about Nigeria’s financial management, criticizing the government’s spending practices amid growing economic challenges. According to a report by the World Bank, the current administration under President Bola Tinubu has been urged to eliminate non-essential...
By Joke Kujenya A PALPABLE sense of excitement fills the air at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), as the sun rose over Ogba, Lagos, on Monday. Today marks not just the beginning of the 2024/25 academic session but also the dawn of a new era for this prestigious institution. Students, lecturers, and visitors stepped […]
