The United Kingdom (UK) has promised to assist some nine countries and regions including Nigeria with the sum of £47 million as aid to provide food, nutrition, water, and shelter for impoverished families. In a statement on Thursday, by the Deputy British High Commission, tagged, “COVID-19: UK pledges an extra £47 million of aid for families hit by hunger around the world including £7m to Nigeria”. The UK in the statement, stated that it was lobbying international donors to assist in making available more funding, and requested for all conflict parties to allow safe, sustained, and unhindered humanitarian access to all people in need of assistance.

The Federal Government has demanded an apology from the British government after a parliamentarian made an “unsubstantiated” claim that Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former head of state, looted public treasury. The British parliamentarian, Tom Tugendhat, was quoted during a debate on a petition regarding arbitrary use of force and brutality by Nigerian security forces on Tuesday, saying "some people will remember when General Gown left Nigeria with half the Central Bank and moved to London.” Tugendhat, however, the MP did not provide any evidence or source to support his claim.

President Muhammadu Buhari said reiterated that his administration remains committed to eradicating poverty & enhancing development for women & girls. In a statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the president said Nigeria will conduct a review on laws that protect women, including laws touching on offences of rape, child defilement and gender-based violence to enhance laws addressing violence against women and girls. The President disclosed that Nigeria is conducting a review of existing laws touching on violence against women and girls to boost the national response.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mister Abdulrasheed Maina following his absence in court for the fourth consecutive time to continue trial in the alleged N2 billion fraud charges leveled against him by the federal government. Justice Okon Abang, during the resumption of trial in Abuja on Wednesday, instructed security agents in the country to ensure the arrest of Mister Maina anywhere he is found and bring him before the court to face the consequences of his jumping bail granted him by the court.

The Federal Government has approved the composition of an inter-Ministerial Committee on the Disposal of the federal government of Nigeria forfeited assets within the next six months. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami disclosed this yesterday in Abuja while inaugurating the 22-member inter-committee.

President Muhammadu Buhari while attending a town hall meeting with traditional rulers, youths, students, organised labour, market women and other stakeholders on the #EndSARS protests and its aftermath on Friday appealed to Nigerians who are yet to feel the impact of his government and those who think the government is not doing enough to bear with him. The Kwara state meeting hosted in Ilorin by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was attended by the state Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman. Speaker of the state House of Assembly Hon. Yakubu Danladi, Emir of Ilorin, HRH Sulu Gambari and other traditional rulers, representatives of market women, traders and other stakeholders attended the event. In the President message delivered by the minister, he said the Administration has the interest of the youths and the people in general at heart and has been doing a lot to touch their lives. The president said the government is constraint by the dwindling resources occasioned by the impact of COVID 19 which also affected the global economy.