Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed why President Bola Tinubu appointed former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to Akpabio, Wike’s performance as a local government chairman, Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government, Minister and two-term governor gave him the job. The Senate leader…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has named a new boss for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Tinubu announced the appointment of Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. The appointment of the Controller-General for the service follows the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa. Nababa…
A lawsuit has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja against President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged unlawful removal of Justice Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The case has been initiated by…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to N300 per litre between December and January. He said this would enable Nigerians to have a joyous and merry Christmas. GISTSMATE MEDIA…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). This was disclosed in a press release by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President On Information and Strategy. Onanuga stated that Ogunjimi’s appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the…
The new Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has told journalists that he assured President Bola Tinubu he would tackle insecurity. Also, he stated that the Lakurawa terrorist group will soon be eradicated, citing strengthened cooperation with Niger Republic. Oluyede spoke to newsmen after a meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the senators from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria have declared their support for the President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills. This was disclosed via a terse statement shared via the X handle of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday, December 9. The statement reads: “The Tax Reforms Bills were thoroughly deliberated…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has said that those eyeing the presidency from the North in 2027 should wait till 2031. He also has appealed to Nigerians to allow the bills to scale through required legislative processes stating that the bills were well envisioned for Nigerians. Akume, who gave…
The Federal Government has explained that the inclusion of more youths in the policy-making process is essential because no nation can plan for the future without involving the young generation in decision-making. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who was represented by his Technical Adviser on Women and Youth Engagement, Hauwa Liman, reassured Nigerian youths of President…
President Bola Tinubu is confident of an economic rebound and is asking Nigerians to keep faith in his administration’s reforms. Inflation levels in Nigeria have reached new highs, pushing the cost of basic commodities beyond millions of persons in Africa’s most populous nation. But at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17…