Nigeriaās annual inflation rate rose to 34.60 per cent in November from 33.88 per cent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. This marks a continuation of the upward trend observed from September, when the nation recorded a reversal of a two-month decline. The statistics office said the November 2024…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a partial restoration of electricity supply to seven states located in the Northern region of the country, which had been significantly impacted by the vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line, disrupting power distribution and causing widespread outages. The states include Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe…
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has withdrawn the counter subversion bill. The bill prescribes a 10-year jail term, N5 million fine or both for those who refuse to recite the national anthem and pledge. The legislation has since elicited outrage from the public. In a statement on Wednesday, Musa Krishi, spokesperson of…
A Kano Magistrate Court sitting in No-manās-land area in Sabon Garri has ordered the remand of a chemist for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl in a correctional center. The State Counsel, Barrister Zainab Aliko, told the court that the Chemist, Manniru Ibrahim Fanisau, is being accused of raping the deceased, Rumaisa Sadiq, when she was…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians can buy premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at N1,000 per litre or compressed natural gas (CNG) at N200 per standard cubic meter. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president, Tinubu spoke during a meeting with the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) on Tuesday…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress and the ruling Peoplesā Democratic Party have engaged in a squabble over the attempt to burn the Minister of Defence (State) residence, Bello Mattawalle, by some hoodlums during the ongoing hunger protest. Addressing a press conference, on Friday, the APC Publicity Secretary,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, is dead. Fregeneās death news was confirmed by ex-international and close friend, Segun Odegbami, on Sunday. Odegbami said the Nigerian football legend died after a protected illness in the presence of his wife, Tina, and two of his children. āA few minutes ago, Peter…
All 62 people aboard a plane that crashed Friday in Brazilās Sao Paulo state were killed, the mayorās office in Valinhos, a city near the scene of the accident, announced. āThere were no survivors,ā the city government ā which was involved in the rescue and recovery operation in the neighboring town of Vinhedo ā said…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeriaās first-ever Olympics medalist, Nojim Maiyegun, has been reported dead. This was disclosed late Monday by an Austria-based acquaintance of the deceased identified as Rudolfine Soultan (Funmilayo) on her Facebook post. The post read, āMy Jimylein (Jimmy) is dead. I canāt say more about this right now because itās just…
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governorsā Forum (NGF), has extended heartfelt Christmas and New Year wishes to Nigerians, urging them to remain hopeful and committed to building a better nation despite the challenges of the past year. In his Christmas message, issued head of his…