By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 An Uzuakoli High Court in Abia has dismissed the suit by the Ngwu Autonomous Community, Uzuakoli, challenging the State Government’s compulsory acquisition of its land. Delivering judgment on the matter on Tuesday, Justice Ogbonna Adiele dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. The NgwuContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 Kaduna State government, on Tuesday, announced ban on felling of trees for timber, firewood and charcoal for commercial purposes in seven local government areas of the state. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, announced the ban in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 Kwara government has tasked livestock farmers and stakeholders in poultry business in the state on improved bio-security network in their farms. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Yisa Gideon, gave the charge in a statement issued by Director of Veterinary Service in theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says it is targeting 9,000 beneficiaries of its cash transfer to support education programme. Mr. Muntaka Mukhtar, an education specialist in Nigeria, Kano field Office, disclosed this while briefing the state Commissioner for education, Dr. BadamasiContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that a sustainable electoral process was only possible if it was founded on an adequate electioneering culture. Represented by Dr Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Legal and Constitutional Matters, the deputy senate president said thisContinue Reading
By Aluta News August 31, 2021 JAMB Cancels UTME Cut Off Marks The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions. It has, therefore, given the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission. The Board took the decisionContinue Reading
By Aluta Aug 31, 2021 The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) says Nigeria is the largest egg producer in Africa, with annual production of 650 tonnes. It also said Nigeria’s poultry population of 180 million birds is the second largest in Africa. Prof. Eustace Iyayi, the Registrar of theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The Federal Government (FG), through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management and Social Development, has embarked on the disbursement of monthly stipends, using debit cards, to 15,562 poor and vulnerable persons in Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that atContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen says no fewer than 11,500 poor and vulnerable households in 10 states have benefited from the first phase of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) project. Tallen disclosed this at an event to close theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 31, 2021 Israel has announced nearly 11,000 new Coronavirus cases within the past day, in spite of the country’s vaccination campaign. There were 10,947 new cases registered in the past day, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The latest figure was higher than the previous record,Continue Reading
