By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for routine medical check-up in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50Continue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the assertion that the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) lacks the capacity to conduct its national convention on March 26, saying the party will surprise its critics. The president stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondentsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 Former Senate President David Mark has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a patriotic African leader. Obasanjo attained the age of 85 years on Saturday. In a congratulatory message on Sunday in Abuja, Mark said that Obsanjo had been passionate about peace, unity andContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 294,440 tablets of Tramadol, Diazepam, Swinol, Rohyphnol, and Exol-5, along with other illicit drugs in major operations. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media, and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr FemiContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 The Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger, donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kutigi, headquarters of Lavun Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The materials were presented to the IDPs by a delegation led by the Medical Director, Dr Usman Abubakar.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended the Saudi Arabian authorities for restoring direct flight from Nigeria to the Kingdom. Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NAHCON, said this in a statement by Mrs Fatima Usara, Head, Public AffairsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 A leading Virologist, Dr Patrick Dakum, has advised African countries that therapeutic interventions for COVID-19 should be specifically evaluated among children and adolescents with severe COVID-19. Dakum who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), gave the advice inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 Dr Patrick Dakum, the Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), has asserted the capacity of the institute to predict pandemics. Dakum made the assertion at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He also expressed the readiness of theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) announced on Sunday that surveillance was a key component of the techniques used by the institute to collate data for cancer. The Director-General of the institute, Dr Patrick Dakum, made the announcement when he featured at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has restated its commitment toward achieving a HIV-free Nigeria by the year 2030. The Chief Executive Officer of the institute, Dr Patrick Dakum, made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. DakumContinue Reading