London, Jan. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Three people including a child were confirmed dead in late Sunday night pipeline explosion at Ile-Epo area of Abule Egba, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria The three were burnt to death, while 11 trucks and seven houses razed in the inferno. READ ALSO: PRINCE HARRY BREAKS SILENCE IN EMOTIONAL SPEECH A massive ...

London, Jan. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian government and the University of Dundee, Scotland are to develop a technical committee to focus on the study of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Forensics and Information Communication Technology for mutual benefits. READ ALSO: ANTHONY JOSHUA PRESENTS HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS TO BUHARI IN UK Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology for State, Mr. Mohammed ...

London, Jan. 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian Government has approved the evaluation of Omega Visitect Cluster Differentiation Molecule 4 (Omega CD4) Rapid Test Kit to monitor patients living with HIV, responding to Anti-Retroviral Therapy. CD4 is a diagnostic device for the detection and monitoring of HIV infection. In people with HIV Infection, the CD4 count is one ...

London, Jan. 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Business Machines (IBM) West Africa, for partnership and collaboration in the area of Digital Skills Development in Nigeria. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami who signed the MoU on behalf of the Federal Government said “the partnership ...

London, Jan. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five aid workers abducted by Boko Haram insurgents last December have been released, security sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. The workers, two females and three males, were kidnapped on December 22 after a gang of gunmen believed to be Boko Haram terrorists ambushed their vehicle between Monguno and Damaturu. According to ...

London, Jan. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai says henceforth, any soldier or police officer who loses his life in the line of duty, will have his next of kin get compensated from government’s funds to the tune of one million naira. He disclosed this at the Armed Forces remembrance celebration day in Kaduna. ...

London, Jan. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday laid the annual ceremonial wreath at the national arcade in Abuja, climaxing the 2020-Armed Forces and Remembrance Day celebration. The event celebrated in honour of the country’s fallen heroes was also attended by the country’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. READ ALSO: NIGERIAN PARLIAMENT STOPS PLANNED INCREASE IN ...

London, Jan. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives has directed the country’s Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to immediately halt the planned increase in electricity tariff until relevant stakeholders are properly consulted for approval. READ ALSO: BURUNDI UNCOVERS OVER 4,000 MASS GRAVES The Chairman House Committee on Power Mr. Magaji Dau ...

London, Jan. 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian plans to construct eleven new (11) pipelines by 2023, according to information from GlobalData According to the data and analytics company, Nigeria is expected to contribute around 35 per cent of Africa’s total planned and announced oil and gas new-build trunk/transmission pipeline length additions between 2019 and 2023. READ ALSO: ...

London, Jan, 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately implement measures aimed at re-positioning the broadcast industry with a view to sanitising the industry and creating jobs, Under the new order, NBC is also to promote local content, boost the advert industry ...