By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 The House of Representatives Committee on Works on Friday, insisted on quality and timely delivery of Abuja-Keffi-Lafia-Makurdi road, urging the Ministry of Works to ensure Nigerians got value for their money. Rep. Abubakar Kabir, Chairman of the committee who led other members on anContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 The Federal Government has demanded for two permanent seats to be allocated to Africa in the United Nations Security Council. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in NewContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 In the Russian-occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine, referendums on the region’s accession to the Russian Federation began on Friday. Separatist leader Denis Pushilin in the Russian-recognised Donetsk People’s Republic spoke of a historic day. “This referendum is decisive, it is the breakthroughContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 A Wuse Zone Six Magistrates’ court on Friday ordered that Prof. Zainab Duke be remanded in Suleja correction centre for alleged assault. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the police alleged that Duke grievously assaulted her orderly in company of some accomplices onContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 Pension contributors in active employment can now pay for equity contribution for mortgage from the balance of their Retirement Savings Accounts (RSA). PenCom, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr Abdulkadir Dahiru, in Lagos on Friday, said the policy specified in the new guidelinesContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, has said that Nigeria Government is making concerted efforts in addressing oil theft, including spending resources on pipeline surveillance security. Malami said this on Thursday in New York at the Nigeria International Partnership ForumContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 23, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has described the United States as Nigeria’s main trading partner and one of ‘‘our most important diplomatic partners.’’ This, he said, underscored the need for concerted efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman inContinue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Onaiyekan has called government and religious organisations to collaborate in boosting humanitarian works across the country. Onaiyekan made the call in a keynote address titled “The Church in the Service of Integral Human Development: The Nigerian Experience”, at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News His Grace,Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has advised Nigerians against seeing elections as a matter of ethnic and religious alliances. Kaigama said such perceptions could be disturbing in his address at the 3rd Abuja Archdiocesan General Assembly (AAGA) with the theme: ‘WitnessContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 22, 2022 Sen.Smart Adeyemi (APC-Kogi), has urged the Federal Government to introduce property tax on buildings in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), especially unoccupied buildings to enhance revenue generation. Adeyemi, also the Chairman,Senate Committee on FCT, said this at the opening of the committee’s meeting onContinue Reading
