By Bridget Ikyado Abuja, April 17, 2023 Rev. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has said it would initiate a media pilgrims package for journalists. He stated this at a news conference on the conclusion of the December 2022 main pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan, andContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 The Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari, who since the inception of his administration, has placed payment of pensions on first line charge. The PTAD Executive Secretary, Dr Chioma Ejikeme, expressed the directorate’s appreciation at the North-East stakeholders engagement forumContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has inaugurated the 1444 AH Zakkat distribution in the state. Abubakar, who performed the inauguration in Sokoto on Monday, said that the gesture was in fulfillment ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has appealed to aviation workers to end their ongoing strike. Sirika’s appeal is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, the Head of Press and Public Affairs in the Ministry. According to Sirika, theContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has granted approval to Serum Institute Pvt. Ltd. (SIIPL) R21 malaria vaccine for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria. The Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said this at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife holds in a childcare agency that was boosted by the Budget. Parliament’s standards watchdog opened the inquiry into the prime minister under rulesContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says 746 Nigerians die annually from oral cancer complications in the country. He said 1,146 cases were diagnosed in the country annually. Ehanire, who was represented by Dr Gloria Uzo-Igwe, Head of the Dentistry Division, Federal MinistryContinue Reading
APC Lamido Isa wins Sokoto East Senatorial seat By Olumuyiwa Onlede April 17, 2023 Founder of Lamido Isa foundation, a humanitarian group that has touched the lifes of many indigen of Sokoto State Alhaji Ibrahim Lamido Isa has been declared winner of the senatorial seat in Sokoto East SenatorialContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 16, 2023 Former Local Government chairmen and councillors sacked on May 29, 2019 by Gov. Seyi Makinde.of Oyo State have disagreed with the governor on his proposed plan to pay the N3.4 billion judgment debt in installments. The affected ex-council chiefs, led by Bashorun Ajuwon, madeContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 16, 2023 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams in possession of illicit drugs in Edo. According to NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, over 14 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs wereContinue Reading
