The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, says the board has opened the Exceptionally Brilliant Window for candidates below 16 years old to sit for the annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede, who is also a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, was a guest on…
The Honourable Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, extends her warmest and most heartfelt felicitations to the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Barrister AbdulRaheem Bayo Lawal, on the joyous occasion of his birthday anniversary. Hon. Comforter describes His Excellency as a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as Public Holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani in a statement on Monday in Abuja said The Minister of Interior,…
The Lagos state police command has rearrested Olumide Ogunsanwo, the TikToker better known as Seaking. In December, Seaking was arrested and remanded by the magistrate court over alleged treason, cyberstalking, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. The TikToker had shared a video on social media wherein he appeared to have insulted President…
President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron signed two agreements on Thursday in Paris, France, that will ensure a partnership on the development of critical infrastructure and the long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security. Earlier, President Tinubu and President Macron witnessed the signing of the agreement by the United Bank for Africa (UBA)…
Israel’s airstrike on a hospital in Gaza killed at least 28 people as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was “no way” Israel would halt its military action. The Israeli warplanes on Tuesday struck what it said was a Hamas “command and control centre” located beneath the European Hospital in the southern Gaza city of…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Tuesday insisted that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, must inform him before visiting Edo State. Okpebholo reiterated that as governor, his responsibility includes the protection of the lives of all Edo people and visitors to the state. The governor,…
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the Bilateral Education Agreement, describing the scheme as a “waste of resources.” The development followed cries by previous beneficiaries of the scheme who accused the government of neglect. The BEA Programme, established through strong diplomatic ties and mutual cooperation, enabled Nigerian students to study in partner…
The Rivers Assembly has disagreed with claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from entering the House to re-present his 2025 Appropriation Bill. The House said it never received any official communication from the Governor indicating interest to bring his appropriation bill to the floor of the House. The spokesperson of the House…
Senator Abba Moro (Benue South) has stated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could have won the 2023 presidential election if it had not picked Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. During an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Tuesday night, Moro described the decision to pick Okowa,…