By Aluta News June 22, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden, on Monday announced plans to allocate 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world, nothing that 10 million doses would be shared to Africa countries. Biden, in a statement from the White House in Washington, DC, said the dosesContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 22, 2021 Nicholas Haysom, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Sudan, says South Sudan is marking its 10th independence anniversary amid languishing political progress and a range of humanitarian challenges. Haysom, Under Secretary General at UN, told Security Council members on Monday that SouthContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 22, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting a South African consortium in establishing the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub, the UN health agency announced on Monday. The South African consortium comprises Biovac, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a network of universities and the AfricaContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 The Nigerian equities market began trading for the week on Monday still on negative mood with 0.27 per cent loss due to renewed profit taking. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened for the week at 38,648.91 shed 103.61 points or 0.27 per cent toContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 INEC said on Monday in Abuja that it would deploy 5,346 personnel to 2,673 registration centres for Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) resuming nationwide on June 28. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at the presentation of INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED) andContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 The Nasarawa State government, on Monday, promised to develop karate by harnessing the potential of the sport in the state. The Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, stated this at the 2nd National Nasarawa Open Karate Championship, Junior and Senior categories, heldContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.), on Monday, said drug abuse was an enabler of all forms of criminality in the country. Marwa said this at a media briefing in Abuja to flag off activities to markContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 The Federal Government has announced the establishment of two additional universities of technology in Jigawa and Akwa Ibom, while also upgrading and equipping four others. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr SonnyContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the 430 million dollars highway project linking Enugu to Bamenda in Cameroon will be completed this year. The bank, in a statement issued on Monday, said that it was part of its investments in West Africa which currentlyContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 21, 2021 The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has received five executive bills from Gov. Abdullahi Sule for its consideration and approval. The Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, announced this after Alhaji Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House, presented the bills onContinue Reading
