The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Oyo State, Ajiboye Omodewu, is dead. At the time of this report, details surrounding his death remain unclear but reports say he was ill. It has been confirmed, however, that Omodewu died in the United States of America, USA. Omodewu was a former Commissioner for Lands and Housing…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Edo State chapter of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has recovered two bodies and rescued six after a bus plunged into the Ovia River. Daily Trust reports that the accident happened on Thursday evening on the Benin-Lagos highway. Edo FRSC Sector Commander, Cyril Mathew, said: “Six people…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday welcomed the imminent return of Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, to Nigeria, five years after it suspended joint venture operations in the country. Speaking at a joint press conference in Brasília during his state visit to Brazil, Tinubu said Petrobras’ comeback would reignite economic cooperation in the energy sector between…
The Federal Government has described the conviction of Simon Ekpa for terrorism-related offences and other charges by a Finnish Court as “a major victory” against terrorism. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this while reacting to Ekpa’s sentencing to six years in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland on…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement, Hon. Comrade Asefon Sunday Dayo has procured 500 UTME forms for 500 Ekiti Students, GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered. In a press release signed by Asefon, the former NANS National President said 50 UTME forms has been procured for Ado Grammar School students, with another 450…
The Federal Government has distanced itself from the recent increase in fuel prices, citing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) decision to raise prices in response to prevailing market conditions. The price hike, which saw fuel prices jump from N897 to N1,030 in Abuja, N855 to N998 in Lagos, and similar increases across other…
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has exonerated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board of alleged misappropriation of funds in its 2024 budget implementation. Chairman of the committee, Sani Musa, said in a statement on Thursday that the board was erroneously accused of reckless spending, given the documents submitted to the committee by JAMB….
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has decried Illicit Financial Flows, IFFs out of Nigeria, noting that it was contributing to the worsening revenue problem of the country. The Managing Director of the global institution, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, who stated this at the ongoing 2025 Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for Nigeria’s exclusion from high-level commercial talks between the United States and five African countries at the White House this week. In a statement on Tuesday, the party described Nigeria’s absence as a ‘damning international indictment’ of the government’s poor handling of the economy…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, following hours of questioning over alleged N189 billion withdrawals during his tenure. Tambuwal, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, honoured the EFCC’s invitation on Monday, arriving at the agency’s Abuja headquarters at 11:16 a.m….