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“Minimum Wage Increase Not Enough, Workers Poorer Than Ever” – Oshiomhole

GISTSMATE 0112 months ago02 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has expressed concerns over wage exploitation in Nigeria, lamenting its impact on national security and economic stability. Speaking on “National Minimum Wage: Reward System and Productivity in Africa,” he stated that inadequate wages trigger worker dissatisfaction, decreased motivation, and susceptibility to manipulation and radicalization. Oshiomhole…

Seven Killed, Farmland Destroyed In Another Tanker Explosion

GISTSMATE 017 months ago12 mins

At least seven people lost their lives on Tuesday following a fuel tanker explosion in Niger State, which also killed several bystanders and destroyed farmland in the community. The incident occurred in Karamin Rami village, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state at around 6:30 pm. Our correspondent learnt that the accident happened when a…

FLASH: N14 Billion Opioids Intercepted By NDLEA In Lagos

GISTSMATE 011 year ago1 year ago02 mins

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA says its operatives have intercepted a total of Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000.00) pills of tapentadol and Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand (350,000) bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. Tapentadol is an opioid three times stronger than tramadol. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi made this known…

Police Arrest Cleric For Defiling 12-Year-Old Girl

GISTSMATE 018 months ago02 mins

The police in Ogun have arrested a 38-year-old cleric for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. The suspect was said to be serving in a branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ijebu Igbo. According to Ms Odutola, the suspect…

Oba Of Benin Calls For Fasting, Prayers To Ward Off Evil From Edo

GISTSMATE 011 year ago03 mins

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Edo indigenes and residents of the state to embark on a two-week fasting and prayers to ward off evil from the land. In a statement on Tuesday by the Esere of Benin, Stanley Obamwonyi, the monarch said that the fasting will commence on September 26…

Money Laundering: Chief Of Staff Implicates El-Rufai In Confessional Statement

GISTSMATE 019 months ago13 mins

Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Sa’idu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following his arrest and arraignment by security…

High Bills: FG Budgets N10 Billion For Solar Power At Presidential Villa

GISTSMATE 016 months ago09 mins

The State House has allocated the sum of N10bn in the 2025 approved budget for the installation of a solar mini-grid at the Presidential Villa. This follows an increase in the overall budgetary allocation to the State House Headquarters, which rose from N47.11bn in the initially proposed 2025 budget to N57.11bn in the approved version….

Colombian Vice President Arrives Nigeria On Official Visit

GISTSMATE 011 month ago02 mins

The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Her Excellency, Francia Márquez, has arrived in Abuja on a 3-day official visit. She is accompanied by her spouse, Mr Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró. The Colombian Vice president was recieved on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology,…

FCT Police Commissioner Olatunji Disu Loses Son In Car Accident

GISTSMATE 019 months ago12 mins

The family of Olatunji Disu, Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of his son in a horrific car accident on Monday. According to media reports, the devastating loss has left the family in deep sorrow. Details of the incident are still unclear as…

FLASH: Outage Hits Parts Of Presidential Villa, Others As Vandals Steal Power Cable

GISTSMATE 019 months ago03 mins

Power supply to some parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi have been disrupted. This followed the vandalism of the 132kV transmission line and the carting away of underground cable supplying bulk electricity to the Central Area transmission substation in Katampe. The vandals also carted away a 40-metre 1x500mm…

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BREAKING: Another Labour Party Senator Defects To APC

NIS Suspends Officer For Begging For Money From Traveller

Edo Declares Over 200 Govt Vehicles Missing, Recovers Three

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“Minimum Wage Increase Not Enough, Workers Poorer Than Ever” – Oshiomhole

Seven Killed, Farmland Destroyed In Another Tanker Explosion

FLASH: N14 Billion Opioids Intercepted By NDLEA In Lagos

Police Arrest Cleric For Defiling 12-Year-Old Girl

Oba Of Benin Calls For Fasting, Prayers To Ward Off Evil From Edo

Money Laundering: Chief Of Staff Implicates El-Rufai In Confessional Statement

High Bills: FG Budgets N10 Billion For Solar Power At Presidential Villa

Colombian Vice President Arrives Nigeria On Official Visit

FCT Police Commissioner Olatunji Disu Loses Son In Car Accident

FLASH: Outage Hits Parts Of Presidential Villa, Others As Vandals Steal Power Cable