The cost of building materials in Nigeria has risen sharply, exacerbating the country’s already dire housing crisis and threatening to undermine the government’s efforts to provide affordable homes for citizens. As of October 2024, the price of cement, a key construction material, has surged from N4,000 to N8,800 per bag, marking a 100% increase in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has intercepted a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin concealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates. According to a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday,…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the Saudi authorities will, from the 2025 Hajj, take charge of feeding and accommodation of Pilgrims in Mecca and Medina. The commission stated this in a statement by its spokesperson, Fatima Usara, on Friday. Mrs Usara said the arrangement was agreed on during a virtual meeting…
The Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo has approved the sum of N72,500 naira as minimum wage for workers in the state with immediate effect. Receiving and signing the report set up by the governor on the new minimum from the Chairman of the Minimum Wage Committee, Elijah Evinemi who is also Kogi State Head…
Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to “heal” the country Wednesday as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback. His exuberant speech came despite the fact that only Fox News had declared him the winner, with no other US networks having made the call so far….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports the Defence Headquarters has denied that bandits in Zamfara State hijacked two armoured vehicles. It also refuted claims that a large number of civilians were killed and mass buried by terrorists, as well as reports that over 150 terrorists were kidnapped also by terrorists in Sokoto State. The DHQ’s response was following…
Tragedy struck in Lagos on Monday as separate fatal accidents claimed the lives of at least three people, including two students, in two different locations. The first incident occurred at the Ayeyoro traffic light in Epe, where a truck, suffering a brake failure, crashed into a commercial tricycle and a stationary Toyota Camry car before…
Kano Residents Regain Faith In APC: Ata’s Leadership Revitalizes Party, Inspires Hope For 2027 Victory Hon. Minister Yusuf Abdullahi Ata’s recent speech has sent shockwaves throughout Kano, as he boldly called out the Kano APC Party Chairman for his misguided attitude and unreligious statements. The Minister emphasized that the Chairman’s actions were a significant factor…
A final-year student from the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti has accused her lecturer, Anthony Agbegbedia, of failing her because she refused to submit to his sexual advances. The student alleges that Agbegbedia gave her failing grades after she declined his advances. She claims that he repeatedly asked her…
Master Chinaemere Opara, has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the introduction of the new admission policy. Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, filed the suit through his guardian, Mr Maxwell Opara, his father and a lawyer, at the…