Aluta News The Presidency is aware of failed attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, to take over offshore assets of Nigeria through subterfuge. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said Zhongshan misled the Judicial Court inContinue Reading
Aluta News The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilised 54 “graduates” that were illegally mobilised for youth service by the University of Calabar. The Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa.Continue Reading
Aluta News Low voter turnout has characterised the ongoing local government election in Bauchi State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents, who monitored the exercise in Bauchi, Dass and Tafawa Balewa LGAs report that voting commenced in most polling centres at about 11:00 am, due to theContinue Reading
Aluta News The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted four probe panels to investigate 27 high court judges in the country over alleged judicial misconduct. A This is contained in a statement issued by the NJC Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja. Oye said that theContinue Reading
Aluta News A rights group, Human Right Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), has faulted the passage of Police Act Amendment Bill ,which allows the Inspector- General of Police to remain in office until the end of the term stipulated in his letter of appointment. Mr Buna Balogun ,HURMA’s Executive Director,faulted the passageContinue Reading
Aluta News The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired , Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa says imprisonment will strengthen deterrent effect of the agency’s drug supply reduction efforts. Marwa said this while reacting to the sentencing of three kingpins and 16 other convicts who were jailed for aContinue Reading
Aluta News The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Centre, which were broadcast live. The commission stated this in letter dated Aug. 15 to the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ),Continue Reading
Aluta News The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has called on international media organisations to frequently report Nigeria’s positive narratives and development in their news bulletins and broadcast. Idris made the call when the Director, of Global News/Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the British Broadcasting CorporationContinue Reading
Aluta News Dr Musa Aliyu,SAN, the Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practice and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged workers of the Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) to be models of integrity in the institution’s anti corruption drives. Aliyu gave the charge at the inauguration of Anti Corruption and TransparencyContinue Reading
Aluta News The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government not to take steps at interfering in the tenure of union leaders in the country. Mr Benson Upah, NLC Head of Information made the call while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Upah alleged that the governmentContinue Reading
