The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Law by the University of Calabar. The conferment was done today, Saturday March 22nd, by the university’s Chancellor, Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered. Wike’s Honorary Doctorate degree was announced in a video shared by his…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced job vacancies for eligible individuals. Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for job opportunities at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Interested individuals should check the application portal for the requirements of each vacancy positions. Some of the jobs…
Another member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, Amos Gwamna Magazine has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Magaji, who represents Java/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, said he was leaving the PDP as a result of unresolved crisis in the party right from the national to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a Chinese national, Liu Beixiang, also known as Lao Liu, before Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos, over an allegation of providing false information to a government official. Liu is facing a one-count charge bordering on deliberately supplying false information to an…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said yesterday that water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, has been released into Rivers Niger and Benue. Consequently, the agency warned Nigerians resident in floodplains to relocate immediately to safe spaces in anticipation of attendant floods that annually come with the release of water from the dam. The…
Just a day after celebrating Eid with his family, a secondary school teacher, Mallam Mohammed Abubakar Tayi, was found brutally murdered in his home in Mokwa, Niger State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the teacher’s residence along Abattoir Road in Mokwa town. According to local accounts, unknown…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said his comments on the role of President Muhammadu Buhari in Boko Haram crisis was misrepresented. Jonathan said this while responding to the backlash which trailed his speech at the book launch of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor. In a statement signed by Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman,…
A confrontation recently erupted at a checkpoint in Jeddo, Delta State, between personnel of the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Air Force, creating a chaotic scene that drew widespread attention. Clarifying the cause of the altercation in a post on X.com on Thursday, the state police spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, said the incident occurred…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons all over the world. Tinubu made the call while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons at the UN headquarters in New York. Represented by the Minister of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the reduction of deductions in aviation agencies’ internally generated revenue (IGR) from 50 percent to 20 percent. Gbenga Saka, special adviser to Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, announced on his X page on Thursday. Details later… Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification”…