The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), an NGO, has urged the Federal Government to shelve the planned increase in the services in the telecommunication sector from the current 5.5 percent to 12.5 percent.

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has hinted that the charge for waste evacuation may increase by 50 percent from Oct. 1.

The Defence Headquarters has announced the arrest of two additional suspects in connection with the June 5 attack on St Francis Catholic Church Owo in Ondo State.

The Comptroller–General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (CGIS), Mr. Idris Jere, on Wednesday warned officers to stay away from extortion and sharp practices in the processing of passports.

The Enugu Government, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have traded blame for the ongoing strike by workers in the local government councils of the state.

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has eliminated a terrorist leader, Alhaji Shanono, and 18 of his foot soldiers in Kaduna State.

The Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Katsina State chapter, Alhaji Musa Danhassan, has said that over 400 poultry farms have been shut down due to insecurity in parts of the state.

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says a total of 83 persons had been convicted and jailed for waste management offenses in the last year.

Some users of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, have raised alarm over the level of non-compliance of filling stations to dispensing standards in Awka and other parts of Anambra.

The Police in Lagos said that the Nigerian Army had yet to return two rifles and three magazines containing about 75 ammunition seized after two Policemen were attacked by some soldiers in the Ojo area of Lagos.

Mr. Cui Jianchun, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria said the Embassy is committed to strengthening Nigeria-China relations.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said it would continue to deploy Information and Communication Technology tools in the monitoring and coordinating effective supervision of Corps Members in their places of Primary Assignment and during Community Development Service.

The Plateau Government says it will partner with a private finance firm, United Capital, to clear the backlog of about N18 billion of gratuities, death benefits, and arrears of pension of its erstwhile civil servants.

Disturbed by the persistent brain drain in the health sector, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health to look into ways of turning "brain drain" into "brain gain" by engaging top Nigerian medical experts in the Diaspora in knowledge and skills repatriation.