By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 The Senate has queried the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spending N6 billion out of its N9 billion revenue on salaries and other emoluments. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) gave the query when the commission’s Director-General YugudaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 Council of Imans and Bishops in Nigeria, a multi religious group has endorsed Sen. Rochas Okorocha as its preferred candidate for 2023 presidential election. Arch. Bishop Joe Wealth who spoke on behalf of the council made this known at a news conference on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 Justice Yetunde Adesanya of a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, on Wednesday sentenced two men, Ahmed Musa and Oluwole Sunday, to 14 years’ imprisonment each, for robbery. The convicts were convicted and sentenced after they pleaded guilty under a plea bargainContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) on Wednesday, shared N671.910 billion as Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for October. A statement by Mr Oshundun Olajide, the Acting Director, Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said that the allocation wasContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has urged employers to pay more attention to the safety and security of corps members posted to their organisations. Ibrahim made the plea on Wednesday at the 2021 Edition of the Corps Employers’ Workshop, whichContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 The Kwara Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Jonathan Owoade, has warned motorists in the country to stop the habit of making and receiving calls while driving. Owoade gave the warning in Ilorin on Wednesday during a road show to motorContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a Bill to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Council of Nigeria. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service during plenary. The report was presented by Sen.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for the immediate release of 10 UN staff members detained four days ago in Ethiopia. According to statement by the spoke person, the secretary-general is aware, the staff members are being held without chargeContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 17, 2021 Chief Rommy Okoli, a former Anambra governorship aspirant, has advised Sen. Andy Uba to accept the result of the just-concluded governorship poll. Okoli, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Awka onContinue Reading
