Nigeria’s unemployment rate declined to 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, signalling improved labour market conditions. According to the latest report released on Monday, by the National Bureau of Statistics, this marked a decrease from the 5.3 per cent recorded in Q1 2024 and reflected a gradual recovery from the 5.0 per…
The Osun State Government has responded to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, following his directive to halt local government elections in the state. In a statement signed by Nurudeen Kareem, Special Adviser to the Osun Governor on Legal Matters, the government acknowledged the AGF’s stance on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari have arrived in Katsina State. Mr Buhari’s remains arrived at the Katsina airport, at about 2:07 p.m., shortly after President Tinubu touched down at the same place. The body was accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila,…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has accused Dangote Refinery of unjustly terminating the appointment of 800 Nigerians in its workforce. The labour union, in a statement on Friday by its General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, accused the refinery of engaging in anti-labour practices. It also alleged that the management of…
The President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), Sheikh Abdul Rasheed Hadiyatullah, has passed away. Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, the Grand Mufti of Yorubaland, said this in a statement he signed on Monday night. He, however, did not give the details of where the late Muslim cleric died and when. Sheik Molaasan…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has called for deeper collaboration between security agencies, academic institutions, and local communities, describing citizens—not the military—as Nigeria’s primary line of defence. Egbetokun made the remark on Thursday while delivering a keynote address titled “Securing Nigeria Through the Town–Gown Partnership” at the Strategic Conference on…
Barely 24 hours after he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the sole administrator he appointed to run the affairs of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas. Ibas arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 12:48 pm (local time). On Tuesday, Tinubu declared a…
Dangote Cement says Aliko Dangote, its majority shareholder and founder, has retired as the chairman of the cement manufacturer. In a statement on Friday, signed by Anthony Chiejina, the company’s group chief, branding and communications officer, Dangote Cement said the businessman relinquished the position to focus on Dangote Petroleum Refinery, petrochemical and fertiliser plant, as…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has warned that it may return to strike soon. The union says the Federal Government has failed to meet key agreements and accused the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Maruf Alausa, of trying to mislead Nigerians about the situation. Speaking through its University of Jos branch on Tuesday,…
He air at Mammy Market Gate in Effurun, Delta State, hung thick and heavy, saturated with the competing aromas of diesel fumes and sizzling vegetable oil. Here, amidst the relentless, dusty clamour of the busy road, stood Ibrahim, a solitary figure locked in a perpetual dance with hot grease and sharp knives. He fries yam…
