By Aluta News July 27, 2021 Financial Crimes : Vatican’s Cardinal Becciu on trial in $412m fraud case A Roman Catholic cardinal who was once a close ally of Pope Francis has gone on trial in the Vatican, accused of misusing Church funds in a ruinous London property venture. CardinalContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced free surgery for 100 women with Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) in Borno. The Chairman of the commission, Retired Maj.-Gen. Paul Tarfa, said at the launch of the surgery in Maiduguri on Tuesday, that NEDC was concernedContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says transforming Africa’s food system is an obvious task requiring the active mobilisation and prioritisation of both public and private investments. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president virtually spoke at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has urged the National Assembly to intervene in the repayment of the N21 billion outstanding debt owed the DisCo by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Managing Director, EKEDC, Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi, made the appeal during a visit ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday called on the youth to make conscious efforts at “wrestling” power from the elders in order to assume the mantle of the country’s leadership in 2023. Bello made the call on Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, at aContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, has cautioned members of staff against divulging classified and unauthorised information. Umar handed down this warning on Tuesday in Abuja during the Administration of Oath of Secrecy to some members of staff of the State House.Continue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 The management of Arik Air have announced the resumption of flights to Warri from both Lagos and Abuja with effect from Aug. 3. Arik’s Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, who made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday, in Lagos, added that uponContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 Mr Abdullahi Aliyu-Tashas, an aide to Gov. Abdullahi Sule has emerged as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa ahead of the Oct. 6, local council polls. Mr Usman Abdullahi-Bala, the Returning Officer of the party’s primaryContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari is now in London, the United Kingdom (UK), where he will participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s aircraft arrived at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 27, 2021 The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Tuesday announced that it had developed an online application to automate pre-retirement verification and enrollment. A statement signed by the commission’s Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Peter Aghahowa, in Lagos, said the application had the capability to register, verifyContinue Reading
