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‘I’m A Reformer With Verifiable Antecedents’ – Tinubu Signs 5 MoUs At Meeting With Chinese President, Xi Jinping

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago06 mins

President Bola Tinubu says the relationship between Nigeria and China needs to be strengthened for trade advancement and economic development. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the capital of China. The president said Nigeria-China ties have been elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Tinubu said his administration…

BREAKING: NLC Accuses Tinubu Of Betrayal Over Fuel Price Hike

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago14 mins

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has branded President Bola Tinubu a betrayer following the recent significant hike in fuel prices. In a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, and made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday, the Labour Centre expressed shock and dismay at the clandestine increase in the pump price of…

FLASH: Court Remands Whistleblower PIDOM In Prison For Money Laundering, Others

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago03 mins

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the remand of whistleblower, Isaac Bristol Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM, in Kuje correctional facility. PIDOM was arraigned on Tuesday, on a nine-count charge brought against him by the Inspector General of Police, on alleged money laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining and…

FLASH: We’re Proposing Law To Increase VAT To 10% – Presidential Tax Committee Announces

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago03 mins

The Nigerian government on Tuesday, September 3, announced its plan to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7.5% to 10%. Taiwo Oyedele the Chairman Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee gave a hint on this while speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics. According to Oyedele, the committee is proposing a law to…

Federal Government To Determine Petrol Price – Dangote Says

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago14 mins

Owner of Lagos-based refinery Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will determine the pricing of petrol produced at his 650,000 barrels per day facility. The refinery owner said as soon as his company finalises modalities with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the product will hit the market. “Our PMS…

BREAKING: Tinubu Increases Petrol Pump Price To N855 Per Litre

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago03 mins

President Bola Tinubu’s administration appears to have upped the petrol price from N650 to N855, according to pump price displays on Tuesday on fuel dispensers at the government NNPC stations. Amid a lingering fuel scarcity and crisis, petrol prices on dispensing machines of government-backed NNPCL stations in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday showed N855 per…

JUST-IN: FG Speaks On Ordering NNPC To Raise Fuel Price Above N1,000 Per Litre

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago04 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has denied a report suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell fuel at N1,000 above the approved pump price. The report claimed that the Minister for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the NNPCL the directive. Dismissing…

FLASH: Police Charge PIDOM To Court After 28 Days In Detention

GISTSMATE 012 weeks ago03 mins

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has formally charged Isaac Bristol, aka PIDOM, with six counts at the Federal High Court in Abuja, bringing an end to his 28-day detention without formal charges. According to court documents obtained by TRIBUNE ONLINE, PIDOM faces charges related to the transmission of classified government documents and spreading false information….

BREAKING: Former Oyo SSG, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho Is Dead

GISTSMATE 013 weeks ago02 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former secretary to the state government of Oyo state, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho is dead, aged 86. Saki, Oke Ogun, and the entire state of Oyo have lost a highly respected and visionary leader in the passing of Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho, a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government…

FLASH: US Delists Nigeria From IASA Category One Status; Reason Revealed

GISTSMATE 013 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has explained that the United States Federal Aviation Administration delisted Nigeria from Category One Status of the International Aviation Safety Assessment programme over the lack of Nigerian airlines to ply the United States direct routes for two years. This means that Nigerian carriers will not be able to operate directly…

BREAKING: Federal High Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Remove 27 Pro-Wike Lawmakers

Controversy As NASS Moves To Rush New Body To Conduct LGA Elections

FLASH: Lagos Police Arrest Two Women For Sale Of Newborn Twins

‘Anointing Should Not Stop You From Being Romantic’ – Adeboye Tells Couples

Fire Guts Governor’s Filling Station

FLASH: Government Bans Workers From Mining Tapswap, Notcoin, Other Crypto Trading During Work Hours

‘I’m A Reformer With Verifiable Antecedents’ – Tinubu Signs 5 MoUs At Meeting With Chinese President, Xi Jinping

BREAKING: NLC Accuses Tinubu Of Betrayal Over Fuel Price Hike

FLASH: Court Remands Whistleblower PIDOM In Prison For Money Laundering, Others

FLASH: We’re Proposing Law To Increase VAT To 10% – Presidential Tax Committee Announces

Federal Government To Determine Petrol Price – Dangote Says

BREAKING: Tinubu Increases Petrol Pump Price To N855 Per Litre

JUST-IN: FG Speaks On Ordering NNPC To Raise Fuel Price Above N1,000 Per Litre

FLASH: Police Charge PIDOM To Court After 28 Days In Detention

BREAKING: Former Oyo SSG, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho Is Dead

FLASH: US Delists Nigeria From IASA Category One Status; Reason Revealed