By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH APPOINTMENTS and a ministerial nomination in the power sector have been announced as President Bola Tinubu put forward Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to Senate confirmation. JKNewsMedia.com reports Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President Information and Strategy, ...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in TREASURES column on the back page of the NEW TELEGRAPH newspaper of Wednesday, 29 April, 2026). THE COUNTRY’s leading opposition political parties descended, last week Saturday, on the historic city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, sounding frantic – and they were right! The existential threat they sai...
By Jemima Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UPDATED TIMETABLE and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections have been released by the All Progressives Congress (APC), setting out dates for screening, primaries, appeals, and other internal processes. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the notice, issued on Monday, was signed by the N...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CABINET RESHUFFLLE approved by President Bola Tinubu has removed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, alongside the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that a mem...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MISUSE OF the “Ambassador” title in Nigeria has drawn a firm response from the Federal Government, which warned that only individuals formally appointed by the President are legally recognised to bear the designation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive was announced on Friday in Abuja b...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s N68.32 trillion 2026 appropriation bill has been signed into law on Friday by President Bola Tinubu, setting out aggregate expenditure for the fiscal year. JKNewsMedia,com reports that Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced in a statement...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s PETROL cost stands about 50 percent lower than the global average, with the Federal Government crediting the outcome to the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Zacch Adedeji, sai...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent POWER GENERATION is set to improve as had started within the last two weeks from March 28 to April 10, 2026, the Federal Government has said. Saying it is set on his commitment to delivering on its promises to Nigerians, a release signed by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser to the […]
By JKNewsMedia RELIANCE ON official government sources for visa information has been urged by the United States (US) mission in Nigeria as it advised applicants to seek accurate and updated guidance on travel requirements and procedures. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the mission said in an X post on Monday that applicants should verify visa ru...
By JKNewsMedia ESCALATING SECURITY issues have prompted an emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu and top military and intelligence chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the meeting began around 2:00pm on Monday and marks the first item on the president’s schedule since his return to Abuja on Friday ...
