Dr Okai Aku, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), on Tuesday said that fever, chills, Nasal discharge with thick grey membrane and sore throat are symptoms of Diphtheria.

The House of Representatives has summoned bank operators and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on the scarcity of the new naira notes.

Countries in the Lake Chad Region – Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad – are to benefit from the European Union’s (EU’s) €102.5 million humanitarian aid, according to the bloc.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) says the extension of tenure for the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba is a prerogative of President Muhammadu Buhari and not the commission.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is fully prepared to enforce law and order during the forthcoming general elections.

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture.

More Nigerians in South Africa on Tuesday continued to express outrage over the reported invasion of the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg and the disconnection of electricity supply to the premises.

The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, has commended Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC) toward building capacity to defeat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).