Oil marketers have attributed this round of scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, to lingering logistics challenges and supply constraints, saying “We will distribute only what we have”. This was disclosed by the President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry who was a guest on Channels…
One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the Meta-owned company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is contemplating withdrawing certain services from Nigeria….
Jubilation erupted at the Department of State Security (DSS) headquarters in Abuja following the announcement that President Bola Tinubu had relieved Yusuf Bichi of his duties as the Director General (DG) of the DSS. Bichi’s replacement, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, an Assistant DG within the same agency, was received with cheers and visible relief by many…
A patrol helicopter was spotted hovering over the venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Thursday. The white chopper moved in a circle at a slow pace for about twenty minutes. Meanwhile, the protesters have refused to converge in the Freedom Park garden, instead currently occupying the service lane….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative — the Healthcare Expansion Programme — is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class healthcare facilities specializing in oncology and diagnostics will be established across the nation’s…
The Campaign Council of the APC for the Edo Governorship Election has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to subject party candidates in the poll to compulsory drug tests. The council made the call in a statement by its Director of Media, Kassim Afegbua, on Wednesday in Benin. According to him, the…
In response to concerns from party stalwarts about addressing internal divisions and preparing more effectively for the 2027 elections, the National leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have established a National Reconciliation Committee (NRC) to help achieve this goal. The national publicity of the party, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement issued on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Amnesty International Nigeria, has condemned the mass trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The trial will begin in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna today. Recall that a good number of protesters were arrested by security agents during the hunger/ hardship protests in August, 2024. Condemning their mass trial in a statement on its X…
The CEO, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecom sector in Nigeria is now in an intensive care unit (ICU) gasping for breath. Speaking virtually at a hybrid telecom investment forum organised by FDC on Tuesday in Lagos, he said there’s an urgent need to rescue the sector from collapse. Toriola, who differed with…
The Nigerian government has frozen more than $37 million worth of cryptocurrency held in wallets believed to be owned by some organisers of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The freezing followed an order by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The judge, Emeka Nwite, gave the order in a ruling delivered on 9 July, a copy of the…
