By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NATIONWIDE mechanisation rollout took centre stage on Monday as 2,000 tractors were officially commissioned under Nigeria’s Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. Held at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway, the launch signalled the fe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has mourned the victims of renewed violence in Benue State and ordered security forces to launch a decisive crackdown on all perpetrators of the bloodshed. Addressing the nation during a public engagement in Abuja, he called the killings “depressing” and directed that no indivi...
By JKNewsMedia REVAMPED TO international standards, the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja has reopened following a comprehensive rehabilitation, with President Bola Tinubu lauding the contractor, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, for a timely, world-class execution. Standing beside Senate President Godswill Akpabio and FCT Minister Barr...
By JKNewsMedia CLAIMS BY a factional Afenifere group alleging national regression under President Bola Tinubu have drawn a sharp rebuttal from the Presidency, which defended its record with a comprehensive outline of reforms, economic stabilisation, and anti-corruption progress since 2023. The group’s critique, accusing the Tinubu administrat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s ECONOMIC transformation entered a new phase, said President Bola Tinubu, while marking two years in office, and outlining sweeping reforms driving recovery across critical sectors. In a national address on 29 May 2025, the President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reviving th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter BOLD CHOICES underpin Nigeria’s economic recovery as the nation records four successive quarters of growth, currency stability, and revived investor enthusiasm, as stated by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. He revealed this in a feature interview for an up...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ECONOMIC MISMANAGEMENT spanning five decades has left Nigeria in financial distress, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed. Addressing a delegation of former National Assembly colleagues at the State House on Thursday, the President stated that his administration’s economic reforms were necessary...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has signed Nigeria’s 2025 federal budget into law, setting the country’s expenditure at a record-breaking N54.99 trillion. The signing, which took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, follows the budget’s approval by the National Assembly, marking a nearly 100% increase from the N27.5 trill...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A LONG history of environmental degradation, economic neglect, and unresolved grievances continues to weigh heavily on Ogoniland, a region rich in natural resources yet marked by decades of tension and underdevelopment in Nigeria. Addressing these challenges, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reaffir...
THE PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu-led administration has reaffirmed its commitment to leading Nigeria into a prosperous future, emphasising the central role of citizens in the government’s efforts. President Tinubu expressed these commitments on Wednesday during a New Year homage at his Oyinkan Abayomi Drive residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. His visito...
