115 Nigerian Youth Volunteer ‘Fighters’ Besiege Ukraine embassy By Aluta News March 02, 2022 At a time Nigerians in Ukraine are struggling to return home, about 115 young men, yesterday, offered to join Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The men, who besieged the Ukraine Embassy in Abuja, also putContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 2, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million for immediate evacuation of about 5,000 Nigerians caught in Russia, Ukraine war. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that majority of the affected Nigerian citizens are currently taking refuge in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. TheContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 02, 2022 A Jos Central Area Court , sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Wednesday, dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between Shepnaan Emmanuel and his wife, Linda, on grounds of her hot temper. In the petition, Emmanuel, also accused his estranged wife of abandonment. He said he marriedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 02, 2022 Russian the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) citing information from Moscow said Russian forces now have control of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant. IAEA director general Rafael Grossi on Wednesday said Russian diplomats in Vienna had informed him of the development.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 02, 2022 U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, says it will discontinue its current operations in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. “We deplore Russia’s military action that violates the territorial integrity of Ukraine and endangers its people,” ExxonMobil said in a statement. “We are deeply saddenedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 02, 2022 Members of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Bwari Area Council of the FCT, on Wednesday, resumed work at the council’s secretariat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the secretariat, observed that the complex, opened 13 days after itContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 02, 2022 Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Wednesday appointed Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, his uncle, Aminu Dantata, and Abdulsamad Rabi’u as members of the state Zakkat and Hubsi Commission. Zakkat, refers to the obligation that a Muslim has to donate a certain proportion of wealth eachContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 03, 2022 The Philippine government is allocating at least 3 billion pesos (60 million dollars) for fuel subsidies amid rising petrol prices due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a spokesman said Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte approved fuel discounts for public transport drivers, farmers and fishermen during aContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 01, 2022 Senate, on Tuesday at plenary, passed a bill to empower lawmakers at the National and State Assemblies to summon the President and State Governors on issues bothering on security or any other issues on which they have powers to make laws. The bill seeksContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 01, 2022 Canada has allotted nearly $79 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine amid Russia’s special operation in the country, Canada’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “Canada stands united with those affected by the conflict in Ukraine, which is why we’re announcing an additional C$100 millionContinue Reading