NEWS UPDATES

The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour, yesterday ended in deadlock as leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, rejected the government’s offers. However, the meeting will reconvene at 4 p.m.…

Preliminary enquiries into the death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad will begin on Friday, Sept 29, at the Magistrate court in Ikorodu, Lagos. The Coroner, Magistrate Taofikat Shotobi disclosed this via a letter dated September 26th and…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Pa Oluyemi Lawrence Adeyemi, popular for playing the character Pa Suara on the hit TV series, Super Story, has died. His family made the announcement on Monday in a statement by his son, Adeyemi Adetoun. “It is with heavy hearts but…

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expressed disappointment with the Ministry of Labour and Employment over its repeated promises to fulfil the union’s demands soon. Its demands include wage awards for federal civil servants, tax exemption for some categories of workers,…

A medical facility, Perez Medcare Hospital, has refuted claims that the late Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad, was never admitted or treated at its facility as the Afrobeats singer was “brought in dead”. Mohbad passed away two weeks ago at the age of 27. The…

THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said it had summoned Erisco Foods Limited over the arrest of a customer, Chioma Egodi Jnr. The Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, September…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is worried over the recent hike in fees by varsities across the country, saying it may force many students out of school. Many public universities have in recent months increased their tuition fees owing to what…

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed security vehicles escorting motorists along the Gwoza- Limankara-Uvaha road, killing one soldier and three civilian passengers. Also, five commercial vehicles including a security patrol van were set ablaze, hence many passengers are still unaccounted for. Local and…

The Lagos State Government has asked owners of shanties along the Blue Rail line to leave. This directive came from the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, the ministry’s Director of Public Affairs Kunle Adeshina said, “Commissioner for the Environment and Water…