Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo presided over a hybrid meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday in Abuja as President Muhammadu Buhari is away in Seoul for the first World Bio Summit 2022.

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an N100 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Federal Government over his continued detention by the Department of State Services, (DSS).

Some economic experts have criticised the N20.51 trillion 2023 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammad Buhari, saying its implementation will be difficult, considering the prevailing economic realities.

Mrs. Oluwatoyin Aina, Head, Energy, Downstream and International Oil Trading, First Bank of Nigeria (PLC), says the bank has financed several projects in the energy sector and will continue to do so.

The trial of a former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, for alleged money laundering could not proceed on Wednesday before a Federal High Court in Lagos, following a mix-up in date.

A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to return Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, to Kenya before his rendition on June 19, 2021.

Governor Samuel Ortom has decried the rising number of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, and the high influx of refugees from Cameroon in Benue saying the state is now endangered.

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has admonished States and local governments in the country to rise to the challenges of flooding the country by utilizing their shares of the ecological funds in a responsible manner.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) office in Yaba, Lagos was on Wednesday cordoned off following a morning fire on the premises.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday warned motorists against speeding and night travels while inaugurating the 2022 `ember’ months’ campaign at Idiroko in Ogun.

The Federal Government has expressed strong disapproval of the unverified security alert recently issued on Nigeria by certain embassies in the country.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and three others over alleged N109.5 billion fraud in an FCT High Court, Maitama.

A virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has advised people with adverse post-vaccination effects following COVID-19 vaccine inoculation to consult a physician for thorough examination.

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector of the country.