The Federal Government has set October 6, 2025, as the commencement date for mandatory nationwide verification of academic credentials, as part of efforts to curb certificate racketeering and restore integrity to Nigeria’s education system. The directive is contained in a service-wide circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume,…
The Janaza (funeral prayers) for Sina Ghami and Abdul Latif “Latz” Ayodele, close friends and team members of British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, will be held on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the London Central Mosque, 146 Park Road, London NW8 7RG. According to a statement released on Saturday by Boxing King Media, the funeral…
Tragedy struck on Saturday in Enugu when a petrol tanker exploded along the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu -Onitsha Expressway, killing at least 15 people, including three children. The explosion, which occurred around 11:30am, caused widespread panic, affecting another petrol tanker and razing six other vehicles. It was not clear how the incident happened…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Shamsideen Adio, for allegedly beating a dispatch rider to death in the Tapa Street, Lagos Island area of the state. On Thursday that a scuffle had ensued between Adio and the dispatch…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been ordered by a High Court in Oyo State to proceed with its national convention on 15 November in Ibadan, following a legal directive that has intensified tensions within the opposition party. Justice A. L. Akintola issued the order on Monday in response to an ex parte motion filed…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that fifteen new subjects have been added to Nigeria’s basic education curriculum, the Federal Government has announced. This is disclosed in a press statement released by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Friday, January 24, 2025. NOA said the new trade subjects were added to the curriculum to boost students’ practical skills…
The Sokoto State Government has banned all forms of “signing-out” celebrations by graduating secondary school students across the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof Ahmad Ladan Ala, announced the ban on Thursday, citing rising incidents of student misconduct, vandalism, and public disturbances associated with such events. The directive affects both public and…
The Rivers State Police Command has a new helmsman, in person of CP Olugbenga Adepoju Adewole, psc,mnips. with unique crime fighting strategies. He is a seasoned Police Officer with exceptional service records and great wealth of experience in modern policing. He assumed office on 24th December, 2024 as the 47th Commissioner of Police, Rivers State…
Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad has described reports that former President Muhammadu Buhari is ill and has been admitted in an intensive Care Unit at an hospital in London as exaggerated. Some reports had indicated that the former president has been admitted into ICU at a London hospital due to severe illness. However, Ahmad who…
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has promised to support Operation Safe Corridor, OSC, a Federal Government initiative focused on deradicalising, rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant insurgents. The agency made the pledge when the coordinator of OSC, Yusuf Ali, and his team paid a courtesy visit to the NOA’s headquarters in Abuja. NOA Director-General, Lanre Issa-Onilu, while…
