By JKNewsMedia GROWING CONCERNS has emerged among Nigeria’s tobacco control advocates over what they describe as a renewed and covert attempt by the tobacco industry to introduce nicotine-based products to the public under the guise of “harm reduction education.” The release signed by Robert Egbe, Media and Communication Officer, CAPPA, on be...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, and equity have guided the distribution of federal projects and appointments under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, the Federal Government has declared. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, issued a statement on Sunday stressing that ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TELECOM OPERATORS and consumers will no longer bear the cost of the 5 per cent excise duty previously applied to voice and data services in Nigeria, following President Bola Tinubu’s decision to abolish the levy under the country’s revised tax laws. The announcement was made by the Executive Vi...
By JKNewsMedia SEVEN DAYS of national mourning have been set by the Federal Government to take effect across Nigeria as final arrangements advance for the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. A press release by the FG notes that federal authorities, working in coordination with the Katsina State Government and Buhari’s fami...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter VANDALISM OF power infrastructure must be treated as a criminal offence, not a civil matter, Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu told lawmakers at a weekend retreat organised by the Senate Committee on Power. He urged the National Assembly to pass stricter laws to protect national electricity assets...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NATIONAL SCHEME faces critical restructuring to align with youth needs and national goals as the Federal Government has launched a major overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Setting up a reform committee to re-evaluate and transform the nearly five-decade-old programme, FG said the m...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE begins work on a long-awaited national population and housing census, with a mandate to submit an interim report in three weeks. The high-level group, inaugurated at the State House in Abuja, is expected to lay the foundation for Nigeria’s first census in nearly two decades. P...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has declared Friday 18 and Monday 21 April 2025 as public holidays for Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations, urging Nigerians to embrace love, sacrifice, and unity during the Easter season. The announcement came through a statement from the Ministry of Interior, where the Minister, Dr Olubunmi Tunji...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HEALTH ADVOCACY groups, the Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), have strongly criticised the N13million allocation for tobacco control in the 2025 national budget, describing it as grossly insufficient. At a press briefing in...
By Faith Alolade, JKNewsMedia Intern TOBACCO CONSUMPTION in Nigeria remains a major public health concern, with weak enforcement of existing laws allowing the industry to target vulnerable populations. Despite the establishment of the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) and accompanying regulations, tobacco-related illnesses continue to claim ...
