Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has affirmed his commitment to implementing the approved N70,000 minimum wage for civil servants. Speaking through Kolapo Alimi, his commissioner for information and public enlightenment, Gov Adeleke emphasized that the welfare of workers is a top priority for his administration. He said: “Our governor is a lover of workers; his…

A student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) was feared dead following a lone accident that occurred on the campus on Thursday. The accident involved a ten-seater commercial bus which was carrying passengers from the campus to the town after the day’s work. Reacting to the incident in a statement, Kunle Akogun, the director, corporate…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke joined other Dignitaries and important personalities to attend the service of song organised in honour of Mama Florence Saraki, the mother of former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki. The event was held in Lagos State on Thursday.

An irate Catholic Priest of Enugu Diocese identified as Reverend Father Linus Okwu, has flogged choir members of his church for allegedly failing to clear the church field. Okwu, who is the Parish Priest of St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Agbani, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, allegedly whipped choir members comprising mothers, young…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned three staff members of Ekiti State Teaching Hospital over allegations of forgery and deceits. The three-staff members, Mr. Fatuki Adebayo Paul, Mr. Babalola Idris Adebayo and Mr. Afolayan David Ayodele were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court on…

A 40-year-old lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, was reportedly attacked and stabbed by the husband of his client in Ondo town, headquarters of the Ondo West local government area of the state, for handling the legal duty of the suspect’s wife. The suspect, Kunle Kuteyi, was said to have used a 4 pmbroken bottle to stab the…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has said that organized labour agreed on the N70,000 new minimum wage with mixed feelings. Speaking to correspondents after the meeting of the leadership of the organized labour with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, he said they agreed based on…

A devastating incident has occurred in Lagos, where a 19-year-old boy, Adeyemi, was allegedly beaten to death by his father, Olumide. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident and stated that the Alagbado Police Division received a report of the alleged crime on Tuesday, July 16. According to the report,…

Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, has asked Nigerian tertiary institutions to admit candidates from the age of 16 for the 2024 session. The pronouncement came a few hours after the minister directed that candidates seeking admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education must now be 18 and above. Mamman spoke on Thursday at…

President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Tinubu announced the minimum wage during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the presidential villa on Thursday. Bayo Onanuga, presidential aide, disclosed this in a statement. More to follow…