By Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 Tiv Youth Council Worldwide (TYCW), a Benue-based socio-cultural group on Tuesday demanded an apology from the state governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, for referring to Benue indigenes as drunks. It said in a statement issued in Abuja by its president, Mr Mike Msuaan that itContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 The Akwa Ibom Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has secured convictions for 35 out of the 353 drug suspects arrested in the last five months. Mrs Obot Bassey, the state NDLEA Commander, disclosed this when she spoke with theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 The absence of a prosecution witness, Mr Augustine Anosike on Tuesday, stalled the ongoing trial of a popular Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley before a Federal High Court, Lagos. Anosike, a forensic analyst, is testifying as a second prosecution witness in theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 U.S. President, Joe Biden, has urged vaccinated Americans to get their COVID-19 booster shots amidst the growing concerns about the potential threat posed by the new Omicron variant. Biden, who made the call on Monday, also pleaded with those who have yet to beContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 The Federal Government says Nigeria’s population projection is scary, hence the urgent need to put in place control measures to keep the country’s population growth in check. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), stated this on Monday inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 The South African rand retreated early on Tuesday as caution lingered in markets after the discovery of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant that is spreading in the country and globally. At 0625 GMT, the rand traded at 16.2150 against the dollar, 0.46 per cent weakerContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 Kaduna State Government has reduced work days for public servants to four days with effect from Dec. 1. The government said the measure was designed to boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to have more time for their families, for rest andContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has suspended the 2021 annual Calabar carnival due to insecurity and the outbreak of Omicron COVID-19 variant. Mr Linus Obogo, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ayade, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this in a statement titled: ”Time to Strengthen Democracy in Nigeria” on Monday in Abuja. Wabba recalledContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says transportation is key to realising the major objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA). Amaechi said this at the International Conference on the Role of Transportation in the implementation of AfCFTA, organised by National InstituteContinue Reading
