President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to present the 2025 appropriation bill. The President is expected to present N47.96 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year to federal lawmakers as earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Tinubu arrived the House of Representatives chambers, venue for the…
A group of police officers under the banner of the Concerned Police Inspectors in Nigeria (CPIN) staged a peaceful protest in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, over the non-payment of 11 months’ salary arrears. The officers marched to the Correspondent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to express their grievances. The leader…
British Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, who was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of his two associates on Lagos -Ibadan expressway on Monday has been discharged from hospital where he has been on admission for treatment. The Lagos and Ogun state governments in a jointly signed statement said Joshua was released from…
Ned Nwoko, the senator representing Delta North, has finally broken his silence amidst allegations made against him by his estranged wife, actress and filmmaker Regina Daniels, and her family. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Regina and her relatives alleged that Mr Nwoko ordered the arrest and detention of Samuel “Sammy West” Ojeogwu. They accused the lawmaker…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, paid a surprise visit to the headquarters of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS) at Eleyele, Ibadan shortly after commissioning the ultra-modern Ibadan Central Bus Terminal at Iwo Road. During the surprise inspection, the Governor was warmly received by the Chairman…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi state, have been rescued. Security sources confirmed the rescue of the girls to journalist on Tuesday. Details of the efforts that led to the rescue of the students are still sketchy at the time of this report, but an official announcement is expected tonight….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian Passport effective from 1st September 2024. The spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), DCI Kenneth Udo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the move was a part of the efforts to maintain the…
In a recent interview, Dr. Ibraheem Oladeji Salami, popularly known as “Dikko,” who serves as the sole administrator and chairman of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services (PTS), spoke extensively about the strides made by the transport service since he assumed the office and shared plans for the future. The interview, held on the Fresh…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the civil servants in Akwa Ibom State are in happy hour as Governor Umo Eno implemented the new minimum wage of N80,000, paying the increment arrears in bulk. The Governor had promised to implement the new minimum wage, which is N10,000 higher than the national minimum wage, after receiving the report…
Former governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday, said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming he had started campaigning against President…