London, April 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A 42-year-old woman has given birth to quintuplets at Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi, after 18 years of marriage and barrenness. Mrs Uchenna Okeigbo and her kids are in good condition, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Okeigbo, a native of Olokoro Amangbo Community, Umuahia South Local Government ...

London, April 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)- The Nigerian leather industry generates between $600m to $800m through export annually, a report by  JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited The report was the high point of a paper presented by the Managing Director, Bay Enterprises Limited, Bello Yakasai, while at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria’s roundtable discussion. The event ...

London, April 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Contrary to speculation that the Brass LNG has gulped $22 billion, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed that the actual historical amount spent on the project from inception till date was about $1.2 billion against the alleged figure, a press release by NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs ...

By RAZAQ BAMIDELE London, April 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has rejected the choice of Senator Ahmed Lawan as Senate President, saying it would turn the Senate into a mere rubber-stamp of a certain Southwest politician. The group in a statement by its National President, Yerima Shettima on Thursday said it would be ...

London, April 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Field Office in Enugu says petroleum marketers who sell products above government-approved prices risk having their stations sealed. The DPR also warned members of the public against panic buying during the Easter celebration. Mr Anthony Douji, the Head, Retail Outlet and Marketing in the field ...

London, April 18, 2019(AltAfrica)-Five-time world champions Nigeria became the first African team to book a 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup ticket after 1-0 defeat of Angola in Dar es Salaam Wednesday. The win means that the Eaglets return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup after missing out of the last edition staged in India two ...

London, April 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian government on Tuesday says it has been able to save $21bn on food imports in the last three and half years. Aside the savings, the government also stated that the country increased the export of its agricultural produce by 500 per cent within the same period under review. The Minister ...

London, April 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria has launched its first organic waste power-generating plant in the University of Nigeria, the first indigenous university in the country, located South East of the country with the aim of cubing power outages which are frequent and random in the country. The project, which was initiated by the former vice chancellor ...

Adetokunbo Fakeye London, April 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has advised the general public to be vigilant in order not to fall victim to new tricks deployed by car thieves to dispossess unsuspecting Nigerians of their vehicles. The alert is borne out of the shocking discoveries made during investigations into ...

London, April 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A birth registration programme implemented with support from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has increased the number of children between the ages of zero and 17 years registered in Nigeria by about 29 million. An evaluation report launched on Monday for children under one year of age revealed that the ...