By Tanimu Yakubu When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a currency collapse. The naira plunged to ₦1,800 per dollar in March 2024, and headlines screamed of economic freefall. But beneath the noise, a deliberate, high-risk economic recalibratio...
By Sunday Dare Three visits in less than a year. That is not mere coincidence, it is deliberate strategy. And as usual, disingenuous reportage from a section of the press is insinuating some obsession of President Tinubu with Brazil. Well, Yes. But It is an obsession in pursuit of economic partnerships and opportunities for Nigeria. […...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIANS RESIDING in Saint Lucia received renewed assurances from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who for a second day engaged with the community to address issues affecting their stay in the Caribbean nation. President Tinubu met with members of the diaspora on Wednesday at the Windjammer Resort...
By JKNewsMedia WEDNESDAY, 18 June 2025 has been set by President Bola Tinubu to visit Benue State in order to confront the escalating violence that has devastated communities and claimed lives across the region. A statement by his media team said the move follows the rescheduling of his official trip to Kaduna State, now slated […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH UPGRADES to Nigeria’s capital infrastructure were unveiled on Tuesday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the extensively rehabilitated Abuja International Conference Centre, now renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. The once-neglected facility has been transfo...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE WHAT KIND of English Language is the “ignore” that I used here – Queen’s, King’s or Nigeria’s English? There is history behind it, which goes back many decades – to those periods when men of principles and ideology, who shunned money, position, and principles and dared the powers-that-be, were still plentiful i...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that local content, rule of law, and durable infrastructure delivery are the hallmarks of his government, The President also directed an uncompromising compliance to this adherence as he commissioned the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADERS FROM across West Africa will converge in Lagos on Tuesday as Nigeria hosts events marking the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Abuja for Lagos, where the golden jubilee celebrations will continue following...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome for a high-level gathering of global leaders at the Vatican, where he will witness the installation of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 18 May, at St Peter’s Square. Touching down [&he...
By Joke Kujenya LEAVING LEGACY of Activism and Justice, veteran nationalist and political stalwart, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96. His family confirmed he passed away peacefully on Friday morning, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos home. A lifelong advocate for justice, democracy, and national unity, Adebanjo remained an u...
