By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 Some stranded Nigerians who fled Ukraine to Poland have appreciated the Federal Government for its efforts in ensuring their safe and successful evacuation to Nigeria. The evacuees made this known in separate interviews with journalists on Friday, before departing the Warsaw International Airport inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) has arrested an alleged Russian spy near the border with Ukraine. The man, a Spanish citizen with a Russian background, purportedly worked for the Russian intelligence agency GRU, the ABW said on Friday. He was arrested in theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 After an arduous journey, 105 Jewish children and young adults from the Ukrainian port city of Odessa arrived in Berlin on Friday. Two buses transported the children, teenagers, young adults and their companions to a hotel in the west of the city, with police cordoningContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 The Pension Transactional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says it has completed the payment of all outstanding liabilities due to ex-workers of some defunct agencies. Dr Chioma Ejikeme, the Executive Secretary, made the disclosure at the South-West Pensioners Stakeholder Engagement Forum held in Ibadan. The NewsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 Russian President, Vladimir Putin has warned neighbouring countries of escalating the situation, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I would advise you not to fuel the situation, not to introduce restrictions, we are fulfilling all our duties and will continue to fulfill them,’’ the KremlinContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned the public about certain powdered infant formulas linked to foodborne illness. The warning was made in a public alert No. 008/2022, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Mrs Moji AdeyeyeContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 The Federal Government on Friday gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abuja. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has approved the appointment of Mr Chinedu Akubueze as the substantive Clerk of the Senate. This is contained in a statement by the commission’s Executive Chairman Mr Ahmed Amshi on Thursday, in Abuja. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation, Mr Guy Ryder, has condemned “the unprovoked and unjustifiable attack by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Ryder said this in a statement on Thursday when he joined the General Assembly of the UN in deploring in strongestContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Sunny Echono as the new Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Mr Ben Goong, Director, Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education made this known in a statement he issuedContinue Reading
