The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden on Tuesday called President Bola Tinubu on phone. The minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf Tuggar said Biden called Tinubu at about 4 pm Nigerian time. According to Tuggar, the call which lasted for about 30 minutes had both leader conversing on the recent release of…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the national assembly will enforce a law mandating a minimum of 30 percent local value addition before any raw material is exported. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday when he received members of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), led by Nnanyelugo Martin Ike-Muonso, the council’s director-general, at his office…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a renowned Highlife legend, Mike Ejeagha, known for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into captivating music, has passed. Our correspondent gathered that the Nigerian music veteran died at the age of 95. Ejeagha died on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, following a prolonged…
The Oyo State government has commenced a 60-day Online Building Permit Amnesty (OYBPA) program, aimed at regularizing buildings that were constructed without proper government approval. OYOBPA programme kick started officially today the 26th August 2024 and ends on the 27th October 2024. The programme will also regularize those in violation of building regulations in the…
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on an abdominal injury, according to reports on Monday. The Nigeria international suffered the injury when he collided with a post during Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday. Awoniyi had stretched in a failed bid to convert Anthony…
The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, has sued two prominent northern journalists, Shu’aibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan, for alleged defamation and malicious reportage. The former governor, in the suit marked K/M2102/2024, dated October 25 and sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, is seeking N10bn in general damages in his favour against each of…
Over 40 million people speak the Igbo language. The Igbo people are primarily found in southeast Nigeria, but there are other Igbo-speaking countries. Before colonialism, the Igbos referred to themselves as “Ndi Igbo.” The language is classified under the Kwa subgroup of the Niger-Congo Language Family. Different dialects are well recognised and used in texts….
President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly, seeking approval for a fresh N1.767 trillion external borrowing plan to part-finance the budget deficit of N9.7 trillion for the 2024 budget. The Nigeria’s growing foreign debt obligations have been of concern lately, and this has been exacerbated by the liberalization of exchange rates, making loan…
The Moment Ibom Air Passenger Comfort Emmanson, was forcefully removed from flight after hitting a crew member have unsettled social media. After assaulting a crew member and security officials on a flight from Uyo to Lagos, Ms Emmanson was forcefully removed from the flight, exposing her fleshy parts. IbomAir said the incident began just before…
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has seized and destroyed 51 cartons of alcohol and 18 jerrycans of methylene chloride, commonly known as Madarar Sukurdai, from different parts of the state. This action followed the state’s laws and Islamic values, which do not allow the sale or use of alcohol and other intoxicating substances. The chairman…