The Kaduna State Government says 11 hostages escaped from bandits’ camps as security operations progress in the state.

The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, (MNDA), Sen. Godswill Akpabio, CON, has expressed the Federal Government's unflinching commitment to redress the inequalities pervasive in the Niger Delta region by improving the quality of lives of the people.

An NGO, Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI), on Wednesday, charged journalists on the use of data in reporting, especially on environmental issues.

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has commenced the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey.
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Nneka Anibeze, on Tuesday, in Abuja said the MPI Survey was inaugurated virtually.

The Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council has outlawed girl-child marriage and other forms of gender-based harmful practices in the state.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will ensure the completion of the critical projects it has embarked upon in the Niger Delta region.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the federal roads and bridges tolling policy and regulation that will provide legal framework for its implementation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says the Nigerian Government has demanded that the Indonesian Government sanctions its officials, who assaulted a Nigerian Diplomat in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Spanish Navy Ship (SNS), MV VIGIA, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Western Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Lagos.

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres says the organisation has established a task force in collaboration with other aid organisations to address food insecurity in Northern Nigeria.

Sequel to the application by the Plateau State Government to access funds from the Development of Natural Resources Fund, the Committee on Fiscal Efficiency and Budget from the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission Abuja has visited Jos to carry out an assessment of the State's submission.

Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has arrested eight suspects in connection with the killing of three women at Rafin Bauna community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.

Following the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja, Shell Petroleum Company has agreed to pay the sum of N45.9B to the people of the Ogoni, Rivers state for loses suffered due to oil spillages that have ravaged their communities.

The Nigerian Army has dismissed media reports that it is set to release two rehabilitated top Boko Haram bomb makers into the society.