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 ...
By JKNewsMedia NOT LONG after recent attacks on military bases in Borno State, terrorists have killed a Nigerian Army commanding officer and six soldiers in Monguno following an overnight assault on a military formation that troops repelled. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Nigerian military said troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NONAGENARIAN, Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu, was among the criminals nabbed in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking has led to the arrest of the 93-year-old great grandfather. Arrested alongside him was a 69-year-old medical doctor as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...
By JKNewsMedia CHRONIC UNDERSFUNDING and policy gaps in Nigeria’s health sector have drawn sharp criticism as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) called on governments to urgently address what it described as a worsening crisis. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the organisation made the call in a statement marking Wor...
