Kamorudeen Ogunlana has officially resumed as the ninth Clerk to the National Assembly, taking over from Sani Tambuwal. The handover ceremony took place on Saturday at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, attended by management staff and other dignitaries. In a statement issued on Sunday by the National Assembly’s information directorate, Tambuwal said, “I formally…
Ayodele Olawande, minister of youth development, has unveiled ‘YouthCred’, a federal government initiative aimed at providing members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with access to single-digit interest loans to support their entrepreneurial ambitions. Last week, the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) partnered with NYSC to provide corps members with access to credit facilities…
Nigeria has achieved a rare energy milestone as gas flaring fell to 7.16 per cent in July, despite an increase in daily gas production to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD), the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said. The NUPRC, in a statement on Saturday, said the simultaneous growth in output and…
The Dangote refinery may resort to exporting its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) following the refusal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to be the sole buyer of its product. The NNPC, in a statement by its spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, said on Saturday that it would not buy Dangote fuel unless it was cheaper than…
Controversial crossdresser Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, has appealed to Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy to forgive fellow entertainer Darlington Okoye, also known as Speed Darlington, and to facilitate his release from prison. In a series of posts on his Instagram story on Sunday, Bobrisky expressed concern about Speed Darlington’s welfare, urging Burna Boy to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the federal capital territory (FCT) high court has remanded Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello was arraigned on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering on Wednesday. Justice Maryanne Anenih, who issued the order on Wednesday, said Bello…
A viral video showing female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, being checked for bras before entering the examination hall has sparked widespread criticism online and on campus. The video, which surfaced on Tuesday, captures female students standing in a queue at the university’s main campus while unidentified officials appeared to be inspecting whether they…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed that God warned him that his firstborn would die if he leaves the RCCG. Adeboye disclosed this during the June edition of the Holy Ghost Service, themed “Destined for Greatness (Part 2),” on midnight of Saturday, June 7, at…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and Donald Trump’s former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair’s public falling-out last week. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. Musk’s…
Nigerian singer and rapper Eedris Abdulkareem says he didn’t attack Seyi Tinubu with his new song, stressing that he only replied to a statement made by the entrepreneur that his father, President Bola Tinubu, is Nigeria’s best-ever president. The younger Tinubu made the statement in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, in March 2025. The rapper…
