By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter CHILDREN ACROSS Nigeria were celebrated in a grand style Monday as Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu marked 2024 Children’s Day with an inspiring message of hope and encouragement. The President’s wife emphasized the importance of love, care, and compassion from parents and guardians to...
By Salihu Moh. Lukman UNFOLDING EVENTS in Kano following the reinstatement of His Royal Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano on Thursday, May 23, 2024 by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is, to say the least, very alarming. The way and manner politics is being played, is not only recklessly insensitive to […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter HONOURING NIGERIA’s children and recognizing them as the future leaders who will carry the nation forward, President Bola Tinubu marked Children’s Day on May 27, 2024. He extended his warmest congratulations to parents, guardians, and families, emphasizing the importance of the family unit in instilling cor...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter TOWARDS INITIATING a series of significant project inaugurations to mark the first anniversary of his administration on May 29, President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja for Lagos Saturday. On Sunday in Lagos, Tinubu will officially open the newly constructed concrete-paved road leading to the nation’s...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter MARKING A historic moment, Abigail Katung a Nigeria-born, has been named the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds. She emerges as the first individual of African descent to hold the position. This revolutionary declaration was made following the Leeds City Council’s annual general meeting on Thursday night. The offici...
By Joke Kujenya COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES to govern the operations of Bureau de Change (BDC) operators, setting new standards for capital requirements and operational practices has been introduced by the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN). Under the revised regulations issued on Wednesday, Tier-1 BDCs are now required to maintain a minimum capital b...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the necessity of fortifying regional economic communities to enhance integration and trade relations among African nations, viewing these as pivotal to deepening democracy and spurring development across the continent. Addressing the Summit on the State of Democracy in Africa in Abuja ...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Akintunde Sawyerr, CEO/NELFUND, has provided details regarding the conditions that applicants must meet to qualify for the loans. Speaking on Monday, May 20, he said the bill, signed into law on April by President Bola Tinubu was to ensure that no Nigerian student...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S MONETARY Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a significant adjustment to the monetary policy rate (MPR), increasing it from 24.75 percent to 26.25 percent. This change, revealed on Tuesday, May 21, by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso, marks a strategic response to escalating inflationary pres...
By Joke Kujenya NURSES ACROSS Nigeria are raising urgent concerns about the hostile work environments and excessive workloads they face in government health facilities. These challenges, they argue, are driving many professionals out of the field and jeopardizing patient safety. At a media briefing organized by the Nursing Group Administrators...
