London, Dec. 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria is today, Thursday Dec. 5, 2019 hosting its national sensitization forum on the “Effective Implementation of the African free trade agreement, AfCFTA for Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Development”. The Forum, which runs from 5-6 December 2019 in Lagos, is being co-organized with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), ...

London, Dec. 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria currently has a total of 524 road and bridge projects in different stages of completion across the three geo-political zones of the country While updating the Federal Executive Council on the state of the projects,  Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola said the projects were evenly spread across ...

London, Dec. 4, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The apex telecoms sector regulator in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says it is studying security implications related to the emerging 5G technology before deploying it across the country. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta, while delivering the 14th Distinguished Electrical and Electronic Engineer Annual Lecture, in ...

London, Dec. 4, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Four suspects, including two pastors have been arrested in Lagos Nigeria for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of the public in the Lekki and Epe areas of the state. The alleged pastors, Favour David and Favour Chimobi, were said to have connived with Rukayat Folawewo and Bunmi Joshua ...

London, Nov. 29, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The government of Nigeria has vowed to use all “legal and diplomatic instruments” to demand the return of Nigeria’s stolen artifacts and cultural materials worldwide. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, announced this in Lagos on Thursday at the launch of a special campaign on the repatriation of looted/smuggled Artifacts Related: ...

London, Nov. 28, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria will continue to explore culture and tourism as veritable platforms to strengthen its ties with South Africa. The Minister stated this in Lagos on Thursday at a meeting with the South African Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. “We have ...

London, Nov. 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 983 suspects cleared of links with Boko Haram insurgents. Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), made the disclosure in Maiduguri at the formal handing over of the suspects to the Borno State Government. Adeniyi disclosed that the suspects comprised of 978 ...

London, Nov. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica)– Mark Rutte, Netherlands Prime Minister has arrived Nigeria on a working visit and currently meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rutte was received at the forecourt of the villa, by the President. The two leaders immediately went into a closed-door ...

London, Nov. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica)-MTN Nigeria has inaugurated the trial of fifth generation technology, 5G network ahead of the 2020 target the Nigerian Communications Commission set for the roll-out of the technology in the country. READ ALSO: APPREHENSION ACROSS AFRICA AFTER MORE NEW POLIO CASES LINKED TO VACCINE The company, in technical partnership with the ...

London, Nov. 25, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria power sector crisis is again attracting international concern as the country plans to use a $3 billion loan it’s negotiating with the World Bank to tackle mounting debt in the power sector that risks the collapse of companies running the national grid. “Distribution companies are not collecting enough revenue to ...