Nigeria has officially joined BRICS as a partner country, alongside 12 other nations, further strengthening its economic ties with the intergovernmental bloc. This announcement was made at the ongoing BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, held from October 22 to 24, 2024. Nigeria’s inclusion comes on the heels of a significant surge in foreign capital inflows…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-depot price of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N840 per litre to N820 per litre. The reduction comes a week after the refinery dropped its ex-depot price from N880 to N840 per litre. In a statement on Tuesday, Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Group’s spokesperson, said the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the state Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has announced a cash reward of N310 million to the leadership of Akwa Ibom youths across the 31 local government areas of the state for boycotting the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. The governor had promised in a meeting with stakeholders on the eve…
The Federal Government on Wednesday released the results of the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) in Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) across the country. It also announced the release of the results of the separate entrance examination into the Federal Government Academy (FGA), Suleja. Minister of State…
The Osun State Government has responded to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, following his directive to halt local government elections in the state. In a statement signed by Nurudeen Kareem, Special Adviser to the Osun Governor on Legal Matters, the government acknowledged the AGF’s stance on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has stated that it is not aware of, nor investigating, the alleged disappearance of ₦180 million from the account of a Non-Governmental Organisation owned by social media commentator Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. In an Instagram video shared on Friday, Otse claimed that ₦180…
Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage has revealed that she once returned a Range Rover gifted to her by an admirer for her birthday. In an interview on The Beat 99.9 FM, Savage explained her decision. She stated, “I once got a Range Rover for my birthday, but I returned it because I was not feeling…
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has revealed that she will use 250 bags of rice in her bid to cook what would become the world’s biggest pot of jollof rice. Baci, who set the global record for the longest cooking marathon in 2023, shared the details in a video uploaded on Instagram on Monday,…
Hon. Nanloong Daniel (APC), representing Mikang Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, has been elected as the new Speaker of the House. His emergence follows the resignation of Rt. Hon. Gabriel Dewan (YPP), who stepped down amid sustained political tension over the leadership of the Assembly. The speakership seat had been a source…
A 28-year-old internet fraudster from Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has voluntarily surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin. The EFCC made this known in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, @officialEFCC, at 4:31 PM on Thursday. According to the agency, the man turned himself in…