The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced that Nigeria’s newly appointed ambassadors will assume duty in their respective countries in 2026, pending final clearance and confirmation by the National Assembly. Idris disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at an end-of-year press conference in Abuja. According to him, the deployment of…
A lawyer, Chief Adekunle Funmilayo, has threatened to sue the University of Lagos, UNILAG, if it does not halt a plan to send some students to Russia for one year. He also urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene. The lawyer said the university insists on sending 17 second-year Russian language students to the country…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, February 6, announced a change in the leadership structure of various federal universities across the country. A statement by the presidential aide on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga said the changes are to take effect immediately. According to Onanuga, the governing council of the Yakubu Gowon University formerly University of…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the NMDPRA to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector. Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could undermine the fragile stability recently achieved. He said the committee must act swiftly, as efforts continue…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria’s power generation made history, rising to a three-year high of 5,313mw on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu, therefore urged Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to take…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the Sokoto State Government to include traditional rulers in the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The appeal was made on Sunday during a Town Hall meeting organised by the State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning ahead of the submission of the state’s 2026…
Veteran actor, Prince Jide Kosoko, has weighed in on the issue of sex-for-roles in Nollywood, stating that some women deliberately enter the movie industry with the intention of leveraging sexual relationships to rise to fame. Speaking during an appearance on the latest edition of The Honest Bunch podcast, Kosoko dismissed the idea that sexual demands…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate and comprehensive deployment of police tactical assets to troubling communities in Plateau State. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the deployment was in response to the series of attacks and killings that have plagued some communities in…
Education in Nigeria is under siege, not from lack of talent or ambition, but from the very system meant to nurture it. Teachers, who mold the minds of tomorrow’s leaders, engineers, doctors, and innovators, are paid wages so meager that they scarcely reflect the gravity of their contribution to society. While senators enjoy monthly allowances…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to the nation capital, Abuja today Monday, April 21th 2025. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The President had left the country, on April 2, for France on a short working visit. During the visit, the President appraised his…
