London, Oct. 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria is seeking special relationship with the government of Indian to support Nigeria’s film industry with the technology that will enhance the quality of films produced in the country. Nigeria’s minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, sought the partnership in Abuja on Friday when he received the Indian High ...

London, Oct 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian government says it has committed N10 billion to remove 10.2 million out-of-school children from streets in the next five years. The governments said it hopes to achieve the target by enrolling two million children yearly in the next five years. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said this during the unveiling ...

London, Oct. 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)- In a bid to reduce over-bloated expenditure and ensure efficiency in the management of resources, Public officials in Nigeria including political appointees who attend foreign trips in official capacity will no longer receive payment of estacode Allowance The ban on estacode announced on Wednesday via a statement issued by the ...

London, Oct. 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Federal Government of Nigeria has deported seven nationals of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) back to their country. The affected persons have also been banned from entering Nigeria for life READ ALSO: AFRICAN COUNTRY, LIBERIA RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD FOR HELPING STRANGERS Mr Sunday James, Public Relations’ ...

London, Oct. 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Launch for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration with a donation of N10 million on behalf of the Federal Government. The president made the donation shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at ...

London, Oct. 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Owing to continued shortfall in oil income and tax receipt, the Federal Government of Nigeria has begun the process to review the wages of all political office holders to reflect the economic reality in the country The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who said this during a visit by ...

London, Oct. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The government Nigerian has rallied African Oil producers in a move geared towards ensuring that the continent benefits maximally from hydrocarbon deposits locked in its shelves. The strategic move by Nigeria was spearheaded by the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who, in a one fell swoop ...

London, Oct. 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Government of Nigeria has been advised to organize a stakeholder’s meeting that will re-work the nation’s educational curriculum tilted in favour of practical skills and de-emphasize paper certificates. Vice Chancellor of the Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Professor Kola Oloke, gave the advice at a Debate/Quiz organized for secondary schools in ...

London, Oct. 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)– In less than six months after his election to the upper chamber of Nigerian legislative chamber, the National Assembly, the Senator representing Ogun West District, Chief Tolu Odebiyi, at the weekend  gave his constituent more than what they bargained for A bumper harvest of democratic dividend- fifty-four (54 ) scholarship ...

London, Oct 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Army says it has captured 10 suspected key Boko Haram members at Bitta in Gwoza LGA of Borno, trying to escape the troops’ sustained onslaught on them. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that a successful ...