A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Smoke-Free Nollywood and the National Film and Video Censors Board(NFVCB) have launched a digital media campaign to discourage smoking scenes in home movies watched by children. 

A Non-governmental Organization, the Kano LEADS DaRUWANA, has called on government and relevant authorities to be firm in ensuring justice and accelerated judicial trial of the arrested kidnappers and killers of a five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, in Kano State.

A medical doctor Aghogho Owhojede on Tuesday said that the late Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, was not taken to a hospital for treatment.

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed sadness over the fire that gutted former President Olusegun Obasanjo's mango farm in Howe, Gwer local government area of Benue State.

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the unfreezing of all accounts belonging to the Benue Government except one domiciled in Zenith bank.

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has resumed application of the Drop Box service or interview waiver in Nigeria.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to honour the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Action (MoA) it entered with the union.

The Nigerian Army has assured that it would continue to collaborate with Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies particularly in the aspect of training and other areas of mutual interest.

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday in Lagos challenged the nation’s engineers to come up with innovations on alternative sources of energy to reduce the nation’s dependence on petrol.

…As bill to regulate payment mode passes second reading 

A bill seeking to make the annual payment of rent illegal in the Federal Capital Territory has scaled second reading in the Senate. 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as abysmal the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) figure recorded in Enugu State.

The Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Ajibola Bashiru, says the control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill, pending before the National Assembly, will soon be passed.

The Managing Director, FGN Power Company, Mr. Kenny Anuwe, says reliable electricity will boost economic activities and improve Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next administration.