By Olukorede Yishau The question looked simple and I answered it. Less than five minutes later, I knew that some things that appeared simple were complex. The South African Airways flight attendant on the double-deck Boeing plane had asked me: ‘Red wine or white wine.’ ‘White wine, please,’ the uninitiated me answered ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXTENSIVE REFORMS must take root at the United Nations (UN) or the body risks diminishing relevance in a fast-changing world, President Bola Tinubu has warned. Addressing the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York through Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President said the globa...
By JemimahWellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A CALL for Africa to host the Commonwealth Games for the first time has been made by President Bola Tinubu, who described Nigeria’s 2030 bid as a dream that must be realised. In a statement released on his official X page, the president said hosting the Games in Nigeria would send […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent WELCOMING THE Commonwealth Sport Bid Evaluation Committee to Abuja on Thursday, government officials set out Nigeria’s case to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with assurances that infrastructure, security and legacy plans will be delivered. President Bola Tinubu was represented at the Preside...
By JKNewsMedia SPOTLIGHT TURNS to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie this week as CNN African Voices Changemakers prepares a feature on the acclaimed Nigerian author in its 30-minute magazine programme sponsored by telecommunications company Globacom. The broadcast captures an engaging conversation between Adichie and the show’s anchor, Larry Madowo, a...
By Olabode Opeseitan RECENTLY, THREE reputed international media organisations highlighted a transformative narrative about Nigeria that often escapes domestic headlines. Reuters documented the rise of millionaire cocoa farmers—visionaries leveraging innovation and scale to revolutionize agriculture, a sector foundational to Nigeria’s economi...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN JANUARY 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an elected civilian administration. Moshood Abiola was actively canvassing to inherit that mantle. As Chief Justice of […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONGER COLLABORATION between Nigeria’s power and health sectors came under focus at the First National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector, as the Federal Ministry of Power announced new measures to ensure reliable electricity supply across hospitals and healthcare facilities...
By JKNewsMedia DRIVE FOR community-led development is set to grow across Nigeria as the internationally recognised Training for Transformation (TFT) model deepens its presence with the visit of Ms. Ntombi Olita Nyati, the third-generation Director of TFT to Nigeria last week. Rooted in the educational philosophy of Brazilian thinker Paulo Fre...
By JKNewsMedia EFFORTS TO deepen trade and attract investment in Ogun State took centre stage at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF25) in Algiers, Algeria, as Governor Dapo Abiodun told the international community that the state is breaking trade barriers through bold initiatives and targeted reforms. Speaking during a high-level pane...
