NEWS UPDATES

The national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union will have a meeting with the Federal Government to address its ongoing strike action, today. Press had reported that since the end of the renegotiation meeting…

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has handed over some military equipment and accouterment to the Nigerian Military High Command. Speaking at a brief ceremony at the Commission’s Zonal Command in Abuja, Bawa commended the longstanding collaborative relationship…

Organized Labour has directed workers in the Power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending Labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. Under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, (NUEE), as a prelude to…

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said the 2018 Audit Report by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF), which raised 50 queries on misappropriation of N17.158 billion, has nothing to do with its current management, which…

The Nigeria Police Force has responded to popular actress Shan George over the latter’s position on dismissing officers guilty of any misconduct. The actress advised the Police to either demote, suspend or reduce the salaries of officers found guilty of any misconduct rather than outright dismissal. George…

THE family of late music maestro, Sir Victor Uwaifo yesterday disclaimed alleged plans by a group of people purportedly led by the late Uwaifo’s manager, Chris Eburu to mark the one anniversary of their father alleging that Eburu is currently facing trial…

Angry  ex-militant leaders from the nine states of the Niger Delta have cautioned officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice over an alleged plot to sabotage the Presidential Amnesty Programme’s (PAP) defence in a pending suit. They described the N3.8 billion…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has faulted the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the position of the Federal Government in the detention and trial of Senator Ike Ekweremadu for alleged organ harvest in…