London, Feb. 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)– Popular Nollywood actor and comedian, Babatunde Omidina, alias Baba Suwe is down with chronic diabetes. But in the wake of the news of the actor’s failing health going public, colleagues and fans have rallied together to raise cash for him to undergo necessary treatment. Fellow actor, Yomi Fabiyi in an ...

London, Feb. 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian government has issued a strong warning to its Ghanaian neighbour to desist from incessant harassment, deportation and alleged torture if its citizen or risks diplomatic row that wouls be of no benefits to no one The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Michael Abikoye, issued the warning during a meeting ...

London, Feb. 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)- APM Terminals Apapa has said that the Federal Government has approved the hiring of women to work the night shift in its terminal. The concessionaire said this would further aid its efforts to promote gender diversity and inclusion within its organisation. The Director, Trade Union Services and Industrial Relations, Federal ...

Adetokunbo Fakeye London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Eleven persons arrested for oil theft have been found guilty and sentence to jail term by Justice M.S. Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State.  They were found guilty of the two-count charge of illegal dealing in petroleum products preferred against them by the EFCC. ...

London, Feb. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)- In a move to reduce Nigeria’s high malaria burden, the Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom is to invest £50 million (N23.376 billion) to support fund for malaria elimination in six states in the country. Chief Executive Officer of Malaria Consortium, Mr. Charles Nelson at the Start-up meeting and ...

London, Feb. 15, 2019(AltAfrica)– The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average cost of refilling a five kilogramme(kg) cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) decreased from N2,052.79 in December 2018 to N2,039.82 in January. The bureau disclosed this on its “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch’’ for January, released on its website on ...

London, Feb. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Loko-Oweto Bridge project in Nigeria nears completion. This is according to Mr Dayyabu Mamman, Director of Highways (North-Central Zone), and Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing who announced the progress is at 93% completion Construction works on the $141k Bridge began in 2011 under the contract of Reynolds Construction Company. The Benue ...

London, Feb. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the development of the Assa North/Ohaji South Fields (ANOH) with its Joint Venture partners will help boost domestic gas supply to the national gas grid. The Corporation said this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja on Wednesday. He ...

London, Feb. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Despite about four months industrial action by the Academic staff union of Universities, ASUU, in Nigeria over poor funding of education, Some lecturers under the aegis of Progressives in Academics (Pro-Acad) have declared support for the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari. Pro-Acad, made up of professors and other members of academics ...

London, Feb. 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The European Commission has added Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Panama and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said on Wednesday. The move is part of a crackdown against money laundering after several scandals hit ...