President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described his administration’s decision to raise the national minimum wage from ₦35,000 to ₦70,000 as a critical step in the fight against corruption. Speaking during his first presidential media chat on Monday, Tinubu explained that paying workers a living wage is a practical mechanism to deter corruption. “There are so…
President Bola Tinubu has advised Nigerians to step up their management skill in reducing electricity bills. “It’s not negative to learn to manage. You learn to control your electricity bill, switch off the light, let’s learn to manage,” Tinubu said on Monday in a chat with reporters at his Bourdillon residence in the highbrow Ikoyi…
President Bola Tinubu has stated that while corruption cannot be completely eradicated, it can be reduced to its barest minimum. Speaking during a live presidential media chat broadcast nationwide, Tinubu emphasised the importance of addressing systemic flaws to curb corruption. He said in part, “Block all the loopholes, where anybody can just gain in the…
President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration’s tax reforms have come to stay. The Nigerian leader stated this on Monday night while speaking during his first presidential media chat in Lagos State. The tax reform bills, which are before the National Assembly, have generated controversies and met push back especially from the Northern leaders,…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated that he has no regrets about removing the fuel subsidy, emphasising that the decision was necessary to secure Nigeria’s financial future. Speaking on Monday during a live presidential media chat broadcast nationwide, Tinubu explained that the subsidy was draining the country’s resources and jeopardizing future investments. He said, “We are…
A non governmental organisation, TOOL Community Development Initiatives, has distributed food items to over 1000 people drawn from various towns in Ibarapa zone of Oyo State. The beneficiaries comprising widows, less privileged, orphanages, people with disabilities and others. Titilope Oguntade Oladele Community Development Initiatives on Monday, distributed food items, sewing machines, deep freezers, hair dryers,…
The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria is now free of the Lakurawa terrorist group, following a decisive military campaign that forced the group back into Mali. The declaration was made by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, during a press briefing in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Sunday. Speaking to journalists, Matawalle emphasized…
Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Bola Longe, is dead. He died on Sunday. The chairman of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibrahim Lawal, confirmed the news of his death on Monday, in a telephone call in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He had earlier issued a statement to announce his death. The…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a devastating fire outbreak occurred on Monday at a Bovas petrol station located at Olukunle, Olodo, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The fire is leaving a trail of destruction and chaos, though, the gravity of destruction cannot be ascertained now. As of the time of filing this report, the cause of…
In the spirit of giving and generosity that defines the yuletide season, a prominent figure in Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency double as the Director-General Liaison office, Abuja and Lagos Hon. Chief (Dr.) Ezekiel Temitope Oladimeji, popularly known as OTOPE, has donated food items worth ₦5 million to the people in Egbeda-Ona Ara Federal Constituency. This act…