By Aluta News Feb. 3, 2022 The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Chief Olusegun Runsewe, on Thursday called on Nigerians to take pride in their culture. Runsewe made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, saying that identifying with culture signifiesContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 3, 2022 The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev Yakubu Pam, has urged intending pilgrims to ensure that they return with innovations to help in the development of Nigeria. He gave the advice when he and some pilgrim leaders arrived at Amman,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 The CAF Organising Committee for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday said the competition’s third-place match will now be played a day earlier. The committee, in a statement at Douala in Cameroon said the development came after discussions with the GovernmentContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the Federal Government has paid bridging claims amounting to N22.7 billion to transporters of petroleum products. The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, Mr Farouk Ahmed, made this known during an interactive session with downstream industryContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 CNN’s top boss, Jeff Zucker, on Wednesday resigned from the network after he didn’t disclose a romantic relationship with another senior executive at the company. Zucker has been at the helm of the affairs of the cable network for nine years. He told colleaguesContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday embark on a four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. He will be participating in the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. The President’s Spokesman, Mr FemiContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, send fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts from where they perpetrate kidnappings and killing of Nigerians. The upper chamber’s resolution followed a point of order raised by Sen.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 Senate has confirmed seven nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission) INEC. The confirmation of the nominees on Wednesday at plenary followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated an Automatic Weather Observation Station (AWOS) to the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) and the Nasarawa State University, Keffi Mr Habib Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, while handing over the equipment on Wednesday in Keffi, said it wouldContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 2, 2022 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Anti Corruption and Transparency Unit in Benue has enjoined rice farmers assisted by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay back loans. The state commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Philip Okoh, noted that members of RiceContinue Reading
