A Nigerian software engineer, Ridwan Akinfenwa, has narrated how he lost an international job that required him to work as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with a remuneration of over $260,000 per year, despite signing an agreement. Akinfenwa, while sharing the bitter experience in a post on his LinkedIn profile recently, said the contract was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that one of President Bola Tinubu’s appointees has been relieved of his duties. Fegho John Umunubo, who served as the Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy (Office of the Vice President), has been disengaged with immediate effect. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement signed by…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the national electricity grid has collapsed again, leading to a nationwide blackout. According to a statement on X by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), the national grid collapsed at 6:58pm. The Spokesperson of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Emeka Ezeh also confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on Monday evening. He…
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has announced that the body has recovered lost funds from the CBEX fraud scheme. Olukoyede did not announce the amount recovered, but he assured Nigerians that the EFCC is taking action against the promoters of the scheme. The EFCC Chairman emphasised that…
Ebonyi Governor Francis Nwifuru has condemned the gruesome killing of thirteen Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims, according to reports, were attacked during their monthly town union meeting penultimate Monday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor on Wednesday, Nwifuru described the killings…
In every season of student politics, there are names that rise not because of privilege or advantage, but because of hard work, consistency, and the grace of God. One such name is Afolabi Temitope, widely known as BIG AFO, a student union presidential aspirant whose journey is built on resilience, faith, and an unshakable passion…
Buba Galadima, a former political ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, in this encounter, laments that all those who are in power in the country are only concerned about themselves rather than the people. He says we should forget the 2027 general elections because the votes would not count unless Nigerians rise up and demand…
No fewer than 1,911,141 Nigerians have applied for the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board recruitment exercise as of when the application portal closed on Monday, August 11. The 2025 CDCFIB recruitment was marred by technical glitches, which led to repeated portal crashes and temporary suspensions. The recruitment exercise, which was originally scheduled…
A patrol helicopter was spotted hovering over the venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Thursday. The white chopper moved in a circle at a slow pace for about twenty minutes. Meanwhile, the protesters have refused to converge in the Freedom Park garden, instead currently occupying the service lane….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a short trip to France on a brief work visit. The President, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the early hours of Friday, left for France on Monday. President Tinubu is scheduled to swear in the new Chief Justice of…