By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s DELEGATION to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York (NY) will be led by Vice President Kashim Shettima on the directive of President Bola Tinubu, GCFR. The gathering will take place from Monday, 22 September to Sunday, 28 September 2025. Senator Sh...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has renewed Nigeria’s call for Africa to secure permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, declaring that the continent deserves equal privileges in global decision-making. Speaking at the plenary session on peace and stability during the 9th Tokyo Internation...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE AFRICA Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024 saw a dedicated commitment to creating a resource allocation framework to address healthcare issues across the continent. As the largest hybrid gathering of leaders in African development, ASIS 2024 highlighted the private sector’s crucial role in drivin...
By Joke Kujenya ALCOHOL IS responsible for nearly three million deaths annually making it alarming high, says a disclosure by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it announced on Tuesday. Despite a slight decline in the death rate over recent years, the situation remains dire, with the number of fatalities deemed “unacceptably high,...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNM Reporter A NEW National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, whose office is under the National Security Adviser, was appointed on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu. The presidential spokeswoman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced that Mr. Adamu Laka, as the new appointee, was charged with “effectively remo...
