By Aluta News March 22, 2024 EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has urged the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), to keep closer watch on banks across the country to avoid failure and its attendant unsavoury effects on the economy. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said thisContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 Washington is trying to persuade Niger not to put a complete end to the U.S. military presence in the country, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing U.S. officials. Niger Republic currently hosts around 1,000 personnel and a drone base, after its transitional governmentContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 Gov. Abdullahi Sule has expressed deep regret over the tragic death of two students of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), following a stampede on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two students of the university died on Friday from a stampedeContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 Benue Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday inaugurated 30-man mining marshals to curb illegal mining of solid minerals across the State. Alia, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Sam Ode, performed the inauguration at the Government House, Makurdi. The governor said that the marshalsContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Gov. Alex Otti of Abia for assenting to the Abia State of Nigeria Governors and Deputy Governors Pension Repeal Law. Obasanjo made the commendation on Friday when he paid a visit to the governor in Nvosi Isiala NgwaContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 Three students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi were feared dead on Friday in a stampede when the students looted rice given for distribution by the state government. The incident occurred at the convocation square where the bags of rice were kept awaiting theContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 Hajia Aisha Mahmud, Commissioner, Customers Affairs, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has cautioned electricity consumers against self- procurement of transformers, cables and accessories without formal agreement with distribution companies. Mahmud gave the warning at the commission’s three-day Customers Complaints Resolution Meeting with Eko ElectricityContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 South Africa’s National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is expected to hand over herself to police on Friday over allegation of corruption during her time as defence minister, according to local media. However, the speaker says there has been no formal notification of arrest warrantContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 The Federal Government on Friday, arraigned the detained President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, at a Federal High Court, Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on terrorism. Bodejo, who was arrested on Jan. 23 in Malia, Nasarawa State and kept in the custodyContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 22, 2024 A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living human, a U.S. hospital announced on Thursday. Massachusetts General Hospital said the genetically-edited pig kidney was transplanted into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. Surgeons from the Mass General Transplant Centre conductedContinue Reading
