By Aluta News June 14, 2021 Dr Joseph Amedu, the Coordinator, National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), has announced that the country needs over 200 million units of blood annually, to save the lives of people in need. Amedu made this known at a webinar with the theme: “Why Nigeria needsContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 14, 2021 As part of efforts to rid the nation of illicit drugs, the Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.- Gen. Mohammed Marwa, will be speaking on the dangers associated with drug abuse at the 2021 Ogidi Day Festival in Ogidi-Ijumu, Kogi. The Director-General,Continue Reading
By Aluta News June 14, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said total funding committed to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-Accelerator) partnership remains 15.1 billion dollars with a gap of over 16 billion dollars. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this at the just concluded G7 SummitContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 14, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria recorded only seven additional Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the lowest daily figure recorded since April 15, 2020, when the country registered 11 cases. The NCDC in an update posted on its website Monday morning, said theContinue Reading
By Gambo Jagindi June 13, 2021 Nnamdi Kanu” A Conman, Turns ‘Biafra Struggle As source of income- Asari Dokubo Alleged The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), Alhaji Asari Dokubo has alleged that the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu is a conmanContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 13, 2021 The Original Inhabitants Development Association (OIDA) has called for the amendment of section 299 of the 1999 constitution to make Abuja a state. Pst. Danladi Jeji, President of OIDA, said this in Abuja, on Saturday, at a stakeholder debriefing meeting of the FCT originalContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 13, 2021 The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on the occasion of his 79th birthday. Lawan’s message is contained in a statement released to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by his Special AdviserContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 13, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has commended former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, over her efforts to reach out to orphans, vulnerable children and less privileged people. Osinbajo gave the commendation on Sunday in Lagos at the inauguration of DashMe Store, an online component ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 13, 2021 Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has called for legislation, as well as increased collaboration among global stakeholders, to prevent, prohibit and eradicate child labour in its entirety. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the 2021 World Day Against Child Labour, with the theme,Continue Reading
By Aluta News June 13, 2021 A newly published report has ranked Airtel Nigeria, a leading mobile telecommunications company, as Nigeria’s best in broadband coverage speed, following a nationwide broadband assessment by Umlaut. Airtel confirmed this development in a statement it issued in Lagos, on Sunday. Umlaut is an internationalContinue Reading
