A public policy think tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative, has declared that the anti-poverty measures being implemented by the administration of President Bola Tinubu are more expansive and structured than those of previous governments, describing them as “institutionalised, multi-sectoral programmes” with greater potential to deliver sustainable results. In a policy statement signed by…
There is currently tension in the South-South division of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a fierce power struggle is currently ongoing between the region’s governors in the party and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, along with South-South PDP National Vice Chairman, Dan Orbih. At the centre of the crisis is the controversial PDP…
The Federal Government has officially fixed 16 years as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, during the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held in Abuja on Tuesday. Dr. Alausa emphasised that the decision is…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Nentawe Yilwatda and five others as Ministers awaiting Senate confirmation. The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian…
The media team of Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, reports that the lawmaker has extended her heartfelt congratulations to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the leadership of Ibadan North Local Government, and the newly elected representative, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle Sunday (Don), on their…
The Igbo race have been described as the greatest stakeholders in the Nigerian project. This formed part of the message delivered by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, at the Imo Economic Stakeholders Summit, held in Owerri. His words: “The Igbo are geographically mobile, economically enterprising and educationally ambitious. “This Nigerian…
Edo Speaker Blessing Agbebaku (Owan West constituency) and Deputy Maria Edeko (Esan Northeast II) on Monday survived the leadership change in the Assembly. The Speaker and Deputy are of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now in the majority. The representative of Egor constituency in the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdulrahman Lekki, is dead. Mr Lekki died in the early hours of today, Tuesday, 30th October, 2024, after a brief illness, our correspondent gathered. A terse statement from the office of the Lagos State Head of Service on Wednesday , said, “With…
Fire has been reported on Akaso 4 Wellhead operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company 18 Operating Limited in Rivers State.you The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission confirmed the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, Olaide Shonola, on Saturday. The incident, which has extended along the adjacent riverbank is reported to have occurred on…
The North West Governors Forum has declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, as a public holiday across all seven states in the region in honour of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in a London hospital. In a press statement signed by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Katsina State,…
