By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The Senate has approved the Federal Government loan request of 16.2 billion dollars and 1.02 billion euros, under the 2018-2020 eternal borrowing plan. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt on the 2018-2020 external borrowingContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The Federal Government is mulling the introduction of mandatory training for newly elected labour leaders. The training will take place at the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS), Ilorin. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, who disclosed this at the 2022Continue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 Anambra Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, says his victory is “a by-product” of twelve years of relentless political struggle. Soludo stated this in an acceptance speech after his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday as the winner of Saturday’s governatorial poll.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa has said that the removal of fine option from NDLEA act would strengthen the deterrence effect of court prosecution and conviction. Marwa said that the clause that allowed for the option ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says the Ministry is determined and willingness to improve on its Internally generated Revenue (IGR) with a view to making up for the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. The Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, MrsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more Nigerians know about COVID-19 than Tuberculosis (TB) in spite of the fact that TB has been in the country for about 129 years. Dr Amos Omoniyi, WHO’s National Professional Officer (NPO) TB/HIV, Nigeria Country Office, said thisContinue Reading
By Aluta, News Nov. 10, 2021 The Senate on Wednesday considered two critical Bills seeking to facilitate the swift prosecution of money laundering actors. The bills, when passed, would also provide the needed framework for the prosecution of public servants with unexplained sources of wealth. Both bills, which scaled secondContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld on a 2.4-billion-euro (2.8-billion-dollar) European Commission competition fine from 2017 against Google for abusing its market dominance by promoting its own shopping service. Dismissing the U.S. tech giant’s appeal, the European Union’s second highest court backed the conclusionsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 Niger State government on Wednesday in Minna reaffirmed the ban on commercial motorcycling in Minna. It said in a statement that the operation of illegal motor parks equally remained banned. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad Idris, stated that: “Okada (commercial motorcycling) operationContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has inaugurated the reconstituted Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) to enhance transparency in its operations. The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme, during the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday said that it was imperative for the directorateContinue Reading
