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Ekiti Government Boosts Inclusive Education With Capacity-Building Training For Special Education Personnel

GISTSMATE 014 months ago04 mins

The Ekiti State Government, in partnership with Premium Trust Bank, has commenced a three-day capacity-building training program for teachers, administrative staff, therapists, and other personnel from all special schools across the state. The training, which began on December 16, 2024, is taking place at the Government School for the Physically Challenged and Intellectual Disabilities in…

FLASHBACK: Sunday Igboho Is A “Brave Man” – Kemi Badenoch’s Father, Olufemi Adegoke

GISTSMATE 014 months ago06 mins

In August 2021, Olufemi Adegoke, the late father of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, said at Igboho Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation activist had the right to call for secession of the Yoruba ethnic group from Nigeria. During an interview with BBC Yoruba, Adegoke, who was president of Voice of Reason…

JUST-IN: Tinubu Appoints Eight New Permanent Secretaries (Full List)

GISTSMATE 014 months ago02 mins

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. It was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the president, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South-east and South-south. The…

BREAKING: Major Shake-up As Police Get 11 New AIGs, 16 Commissioners

GISTSMATE 014 months ago06 mins

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday approved the promotion of 27 senior Police Officers comprising 11 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) of Police and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police. The newly promoted Officers were in the Corporate Headquarters of…

FLASH: Corps Members To Receive N77,000 Monthly Stipend – NYSC DG Confirms

GISTSMATE 014 months ago05 mins

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Ahmed Dogara has reiterated the scheme’s zero-tolerance policy for protests and indiscipline among serving corps members. Dogara, who handed down the warning during a working visit to the temporary orientation camp in Kaduna, said, in the last three months, several corps members…

Benin Republic Electoral Officials Visit INEC ‘To Learn From Nigeria’

GISTSMATE 014 months ago14 mins

A 12-member delegation from Benin Republic’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on a study tour. The delegation, led by Sacca Lafia, CENA president, included national commissioners, directors, and senior staff. They were received on Monday by Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, alongside other commission members at INEC headquarters…

FLASH: EFCC Arrests 792 Suspects, Including 148 Chinese, 40 Filipinos In Major Crypto Fraud

GISTSMATE 014 months ago16 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of 792 suspects, including 193 foreign nationals, for their involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams. The arrests were made on December 10, 2024, following a months-long investigation and surveillance operation at a high-rise building on Oyin Jolayemi Street in Victoria Island, Lagos….

BREAKING: FEC Approves 2025 Budget Proposal With N47.96 Trillion Expenditure Plan

GISTSMATE 014 months ago05 mins

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a N47.96 trillion expenditure for the 2025 budget, marking a 36.8% increase from the 2024 estimate. The decision was made during the Council’s final meeting of 2024, held on Monday in the Council Chambers of the Statesl House, Abuja. Speaking to State House Correspondents, the Minister of Budget…

JUST-IN: Federal Govt Renames UniAbuja To Yakubu Gowon University

GISTSMATE 014 months ago02 mins

The Nigerian government on Monday, December 16, 2024, renamed the University Of Abuja, Gwagwalada to Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information, culture and tourism after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to the minister, the…

BREAKING (Yuletide): Tinubu Approves Free Train Rides For Two Weeks

GISTSMATE 014 months ago02 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved free train rides nationwide from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025. This is part of measures to ease transportation costs during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told State House correspondents in Abuja. Idris explained, “As…

Man Gets Life Jail For Setting Ex-boss Ablaze In Ekiti

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FLASH: Let’s Unite To Reclaim Rivers, Fubara Dagogo Begs Wike, Others

FAKE NEWS ALERT: CBN Denies Introducing N5,000, N10,000 Notes

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Ekiti Government Boosts Inclusive Education With Capacity-Building Training For Special Education Personnel

FLASHBACK: Sunday Igboho Is A “Brave Man” – Kemi Badenoch’s Father, Olufemi Adegoke

JUST-IN: Tinubu Appoints Eight New Permanent Secretaries (Full List)

BREAKING: Major Shake-up As Police Get 11 New AIGs, 16 Commissioners

FLASH: Corps Members To Receive N77,000 Monthly Stipend – NYSC DG Confirms

Benin Republic Electoral Officials Visit INEC ‘To Learn From Nigeria’

FLASH: EFCC Arrests 792 Suspects, Including 148 Chinese, 40 Filipinos In Major Crypto Fraud

BREAKING: FEC Approves 2025 Budget Proposal With N47.96 Trillion Expenditure Plan

JUST-IN: Federal Govt Renames UniAbuja To Yakubu Gowon University

BREAKING (Yuletide): Tinubu Approves Free Train Rides For Two Weeks