Nigeria won’t cave in to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the United States, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has said. Tuggar, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, said Nigeria has enough challenges of its own and won’t be a dumping ground…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the 16 Northerners, who were lynched in Edo State have been laid to rest today, Saturday. It was also reported that three others were buried on Friday, bringing the total number of people buried to 19. According to Zagazola, they were laid to rest at the Udune Efandion community in Uromi….
The Federal Government has started selling crude oil to local refineries and buying petroleum products using Naira. This move will help reduce pressure on the Naira, lower extra costs and make fuel more available. This was disclosed in a statement on X by The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation on Saturday, September 14….
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reduced the 95,000 slot given to Nigeria to 66,910, with effect from 2026. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigeria maintained the previous slot for three years. According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), the slash was due to the inability of Nigeria to utilise the previous slot during…
Premier League referee David Coote was Monday suspended after a video was posted on social media appearing to show him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. It is unclear when the video was made or how it came into circulation but, according to the clip, Coote said Klopp was “arrogant” and used…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has cautioned politicians against any plans to manipulate the outcome of the 2027 governorship election in the state. Speaking on Thursday during his monthly media briefing at the Government House in Umuahia, the governor urged political actors to allow the will of the people to prevail. He said the…
The National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has passed vote of no confidence on MD/CEO of Nigerian Students Loan, NELFUND. In a letter sighted by our correspondent, the students’ bodies accused the leadership of not being transparent. The letter…
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…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday stated plans to ban the circulation of single-use plastics, and sachet water, among others from January 2025. Confirming the ban, at a stakeholders’ workshop and awareness on the implementation of the ban on the usage of Styrofoam and SUPs for packaging in Lagos, the Commissioner for the Environment and…
A Nigerian-American couple, Edward and Wendy Osefo, have been arrested in Maryland, USA, on multiple fraud-related charges. According to ABC News, Wendy, a reality TV star and professor faces 16 charges, including seven felonies, while her husband, Edward, has been hit with 18 charges, nine of which are felonies. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in…