August 15, 2024
[GIST] Panel beater bags two years for unlawful possession of firearm
GIST Latest news Today news• Court dissolves 10-year-old marriage for lack of love A Jos Magistrate’s Court yesterday sentenced a 24-year-old panel beater, Bitrus Atu, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty to the crime. He, however, did […]
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[GIST] Kidnapping: Nasarawa Assembly asks council bosses to hold security summit
GIST Latest news Today newsPiqued by the spate of kidnapping in Nasarawa State, the House of Assembly has called on local council chairmen to organise security summits. The Speaker, Danladi Jatau, made this known in Lafia yesterday while reading the House resolution on a matter of public interest raised by the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Adamu Oyanki, regarding growing incidents […]
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[GIST] Wigwe University offers scholarships to 100 exceptional students
GIST Latest news Today newsWigwe University in Isiokpo Rivers State, has announced the launch of 100 scholarships for outstanding students as the institution prepares to open its doors in September 2024. This initiative, according to the university management, is a testament to the enduring vision of founder, the late Dr. Herbert Wigwe, which aims to provide exceptional opportunities for […]
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August 14, 2024
[GIST] Customs: Nigeria’s food imports surge 95.28% to N920.54b in Q1,2024
GIST Latest news Today newsThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, revealed a dramatic increase in the country’s food imports, which soared by 95.28 per cent to N920.54 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from January to March from N471.39 billion recorded in the same period of the previous year.
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[GIST] U.S.-based NGO supports MAPOLY alumni initiatives
GIST Latest news Today newsA Non-Governmental organisation (NGO) based in Indiana, the United States (U.S.), After God Heart Inc., has extended a N1.5 million grant to boost the humanitarian efforts of the Alumni of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS) of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta.
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[GIST] Ogun lawmaker rolls out food support programme with 1,000 bags of rice
GIST Latest news Today newsA House of Representatives member representing Abeokuta North, Obafemi-Owode/Odeda Federal Constituency, Olumide Osoba, has kicked off a food support programme aimed at alleviating food insecurity and economic hardship in his constituency.
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