The Nigerian government has announced the issuance of a $500 million five-year domestic dollar bond, opening for subscription on August 19, 2024. The bond offers a competitive interest rate of 9.75%, aimed at attracting both local and international investors. The bond issuance is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to diversify its funding sources and…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the Red Chamber, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of instructing former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to kill her. She also alleged that the current governor, Usman Ododo, is complicit in the plot. The revelation comes amidst a plot to recall her from the national…
A former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has accused the party’s leadership of betrayal and injustice, claiming that his 2022 presidential bid was sabotaged to pave the way for Mr Peter Obi. Faduri, who is the leader of the Rescue Movement for a New Nigeria, also declared his intention to contest the…
At least 20 states have either started paying the new minimum wage or will commence payment from this week. After negotiations by the government, the Organised Private Sector and the Labour Centres, the minimum wage was raised from N30,000 to N70,000. The Federal Government has commenced payment. Following negotiations at the sub-national level with labour…
Nigeria’s Super Falcon goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been crowned the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards. This solidifies her reputation as one of the finest shot-stoppers in world football. The Paris FC and Super Falcons goalkeeper was honoured during the grand ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night, after a phenomenal…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced new appointments to key positions in the party’s national working committee (NWC), following a zoning realignment approved at Thursday’s meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) held in Abuja. Abdulkarim Kana, a former national legal adviser, is now the party’s deputy national secretary, while Murtala Kogiya from Katsina…
A Fulani leader who has lived in the Hurti community of Manguna District in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State for 32 years, has confirmed that the attackers who recently invaded the community and killed 46 people were members of his tribe who spoke the Fulani language while carrying out the deadly attack. A…
Russia has announced a breakthrough in the fight against cancer, with its newly developed vaccine for colorectal cancer deemed “ready for use” after successfully completing years of preclinical trials, according to Veronika Skvortsova, head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). “The research spanned several years, with the last three dedicated to mandatory preclinical…
Two people have been killed in an overnight attack in Rachi, Bachi District, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, residents and community leaders said. The victims, identified as Mr. Dalyop Dangyang, a youth leader, and another person, both of Berom ethnicity, were shot during the assault at about 8:00 p.m. on November 5,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that renowned Juju music icon of the 1970s, Ahuja Bello, is dead. His son, Adetunji Bello, confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday, disclosing that the legendary musician died in the early hours of the day, just a day after marking his 83rd birthday. Born Ismaila Dele Bello on August 24,…