By JKNewsMedia THE WIGWE University has joined the global remembrance of its late founder, Dr Herbert Wigwe, CFR, on the occasion of his 59th posthumous birthday. The institution described the day as a solemn tribute to a visionary whose determination and leadership established what it called a citadel of knowledge and innovation. In a statem...
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE PRESIDENCY has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s creative industry through consistent policy support, expanded investment, and a business-friendly environment. Addressing participants at the inaugural Creative Powerhouse Summit (QED-NG) at Radisson Blu, Ike...
By Joke Kujenya THE TWO-week industrial action at Lagos State University (LASU) has been called off following an agreement between the institution’s management and the Joint Action Committee of Staff Unions (JACSU). Academic and administrative work will resume on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, with students expected back on campus ahead of examin...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent REVISED COSTS for prepaid electricity meters will be taking effect from 6 August 2025, Ikeja Electric has confirmed in a public statement released via its official X handle. The company said the updated prices, which apply to both single-phase and three-phase meters, include Value Added Tax and...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent IMMEDIATE ACTION to raise Nigeria’s excise tax on tobacco products to 100 percent could save thousands of lives and recover at least N526billion annually from healthcare costs and productivity losses, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has said. In a statement ...
By JKNewsMedia THIRTY EXCEPTIONAL young Nigerians have been named as the first recipients of Sterling Bank’s N2billion Beyond Education Scholarship, a nationwide initiative launched to fund university education for 600 students and connect them to careers in key development sectors. The Bank said the programme represents a strategic investmen...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT OF the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Yomi Otubela, has criticised the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) during nighttime hours in some parts of the country, warning that such conditions cannot produce commendabl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE UNITED States of America has issued a renewed warning to Nigerians seeking to travel for the sole purpose of giving birth on American soil, cautioning that such visa applications will be denied under tightened scrutiny of “birth tourism.” In a statement posted Monday on its official X (form...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia SYNTHETIC CANNABIS disguised in moimoi sachets and Canadian Loud concealed in imported canned food have been intercepted in sweeping nationwide operations by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), with dozens of other couriers arrested across 13 states and over 71,000 pills of opioids seized. Lian...
