The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened the registration window for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE), officially kicking off the admission process for the 2026/2027 academic session. For many candidates, the registration stage is where avoidable mistakes happen; from wrong biodata to NIN issues and incomplete documentation….
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has finally spoken out on the contentious tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Atiku’s statement comes on the heels of the National Economic Council’s (NEC) recommendation to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bill, which is currently before the National Assembly. In a statement released on Sunday, Atiku cited the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some ‘mafias’ were making efforts…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has reinstated an interim order of forfeiture on 14 high-value properties linked to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, overturning an earlier ruling by the Federal High Court that had set the order aside. In a judgment delivered via virtual proceedings on Wednesday, a three-member panel led by…
Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed regret over his decision to run as the vice-presidential candidate alongside Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, admitting it may have contradicted the wishes of his people. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, Okowa described his acceptance of the role as a…
A suspected motorcycle snatcher has met his Waterloo after he was apprehended and killed on Sunday evening, January 11, 2026, by angry youths. The bike snatcher, who was said to be a lone armed robber, was killed opposite prime power fuel station located at Ankpa ward in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. It was gathered…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday, October 9, informed marketers of its upward review of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) ex-depot prices. Its NNPCL Retail Limited sent a price list informing them that the ex-depot price at Calabar is N1,050 per litre. The National Oil Company said the depot price in Lagos…
The management of the National Assembly has commenced the review of the new tax legislation process after controversy on the official gazette. In a statement issued on Friday, Director of Information in the National Assembly, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, said the leadership and management of the legislative body are addressing the issues strictly within their constitutional…
Honourable Abayomi Fagbenro-Bibire has taken the opportunity to congratulate Nigerians living in the Diaspora as well as his colleagues and friends in the United States and people from all walks of life on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day. The retired US Navy veteran communicated this in a statement he personally signed and issued to the…
Former Sokoto State governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed concern over possible United States involvement in counterterrorism operations in Nigeria. He warned that past US-led interventions in other parts of the world had produced limited results. Tambuwal spoke on Arise Television on Friday amid reports of an airstrike linked to ongoing…
