The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass has dissolved an ad hoc committee investigating the oil and gas sector and the rift between Dangote Refinery and sector players/NMDPRA. The committee, was among other things, tasked with investigating the importation of adulterated petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries. In a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information, Bayo Onanuga, has disclosed that the trending video of Mr President in circulation is old video. In the trending video, President Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration, assuring them that the country is transitioning from darkness to dawn….
To enhance liquidity in the foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it has successfully conducted a Retail Dutch Auction System (rDAS) sale, resulting in the approval of bids valued at $876.26 million from 26 authorised dealer banks. According to a statement by the Director of the Financial Markets Department at the…
As a result of the recent nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance in the country and subsequent display of foreign flags in some states of the federation, the Department of State Services, DSS, has said that no fewer than seven Polish citizens have been arrested in Kano. The suspects have been transferred to Abuja…
The first female President of the Student Union Government, SUG, University of Calabar, Blessing Alims has clarified why she appointed 50 individuals for advisory roles in her administration. The student of political science was elected as SUG president on June 14. Alims, on August 1, announced the appointment of the 50 aides in a now-viral…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of new governing councils for several federal universities and tertiary institutions. The appointments were announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngalale on Wednesday. The appointed chairmen and members of the governing councils are: NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO, DELTA STATE (1) Temi Harriman — Chairman (2) Adeola…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced that the State Coordinator of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Okun Christopher, and Driver, Mr Daniel Effiong Asibong, are missing. Speaking to the press in Abuja, Director Press and Public Relations department, Eddy Megwa, said they were abducted between Delta and Akwa Ibom States…
Who is Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji I, Bashorun Abdullahi Adekunle Oladeji, Affectionately known as Omo BAO, was born on January 22, 1973, to Alhaji (Chief) Bello Adeleke Onaolapo Oladeji and Alhaja Suliat Mojisola Oladeji (née Adesina). His father, fondly referred to as Baba BAO, was an accomplished and a renowned Principal of Secondary school, the former…
President Bola Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration, assuring them that the country is transitioning from darkness to dawn. In an official video released by the State House on Wednesday, Tinubu acknowledged the ongoing hardships orchestrated by the removal of the fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. He…
Each member of the House of Representatives takes N600,000 as monthly salary against N900,000, which is being speculated by some Nigerians, its spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, has said. Mr Rotimi made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He reaffirmed the commitment of the House to the 50 per cent deduction in their salary…
