By Kofoworola Fakeye THE FEDERAL Ministry of Finance has approved payments to more than 1,240 contractors, providing immediate liquidity support to businesses across the country and reinforcing the Federal Government’s commitment to meeting its financial obligations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approval was granted by the Minister ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAXIMUM REINMBURSABLE imprest available to ministers has been reduced to N700,000 as the Federal Government (FG) introduces stricter controls on public spending across Ministries, Departments and Agencies. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the measures are contained in the 2026 Annual General Imprest Warra...
By JKNewsMedia STRONGER HEALTHY food policies to protect citizens from the growing burden of diet related diseases have been renewed by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) as World Food Safety Day 2026 is marked on June 7, 2026 under the theme, “From Burden to Solutions Safe Food Everywhere”. JKNewsMed...
By JKNewsMedia HOLDING CORPORATE polluters accountable and protecting vulnerable communities formed the core of a call by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) as the world marked World Environment Day (WED) 2026 under the theme, “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future”. JKNewsMedia.com reports ...
By CPJ Staff IN THE three years since Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, journalists have been repeatedly arrested, attacked, and harassed — yet, the government has sought to deny this reality. Vice President Kashim Shettima suggested in February that no journalists have been harassed in Nigeria since Tinubu ...
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 […]
