The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has said that President Bola Tinubu is what Nigeria needs to attain her desired growth. Speaking in Lagos over the weekend, the governor and Chairman of the Progressives Governors’s Forum said Tinubu is performing and going beyond the expectations of Nigerians with his policies and style of governance….
A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says he does not regret working with the President but would not accept the opportunity to return if offered again. Baba-Ahmed, who was appointed in 2023 to serve under the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima as a Special Adviser on political…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed for a Presidential directive to security agencies to ensure effective security for pastoralist communities across the country. The National Secretary-General of MACBAN, Alhaji Bello Gotomo made the appeal in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He also called on the Federal Government to end all…
The National Labour Congress (NLC) says its December 1 deadline for all states to implement the new minimum wage still stands. On July 29, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law. The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. On November 11, NLC announced November 30th as the…
Hon. Kareem Khadijat Omotayo, the Personal Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on constituency affairs has sent her condolence message to Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state, over death of his son, Abdul-wahab Namadi. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Abdul-wahab’s death struck, barely 24 hours after the Governor Namadi buried his mother. Reacting to the tragedy, Hon….
Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has fled Nigeria through the land borders. Okpebholo is expected to be sworn into office on Tuesday, meaning that Obaseki will lose his immunity. Obaseki last week said he heard that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from Paris after concluding his vacation. The president arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday evening. He was received by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, among other top…
The Federal Government has directed vice-chancellors of federal universities across the country to immediately implement the “no work, no pay” policy on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) currently participating in the ongoing nationwide strike. The directive was contained in a circular dated October 13, 2025, and signed by the Minister of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Mallam Salihu Isa Nataro, has urged Nigerians to consider a potential presidential ticket pairing Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, with Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, as a pathway to restoring economic stability and driving industrial growth ahead of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that some bloodthirsty bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku, confirmed the killing of the 13 farmers in an interview with a local radio station in Minna on…
