The President of the nation has addressed the issue of the estimated billing system in the country's electricity supply and has vowed to bring it to an end. This the President made known in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle today (Thursday), revealing his administration has commenced the distribution of one million free meters in some parts of the country.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as a favorite for the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She sits on the driving seat ahead of South Korean trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee, to emerge as the first African and first female director-general of the World Trade Organisation. The organization has never had an African as its leader in its 25-year history. Dr. Ngozi will likely replace Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, who quit a year earlier than expected at the end of August. The European Union (EU) governments had before the final stage of the race for the WTO leadership race expressed support for Okonjo-Iweala and the South Korean candidate, Yoo Myung-hee.

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. Tonye Jaja. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday at a press conference by the spokesperson for the Attorney-General of the Federation, Dr. Umar Gwandu.

Domestic Airfares during the weekend surged in an unprecedented manner, a situation which some blame on the sustained ongoing protests against police brutality in the country. The price regime was reflected by several carriers on weekend flights for one-way trips from Lagos to Abuja. Initially, the cost of domestic flights in the country ranged from N27,000 to N38,000 depending on the class of ticket purchased. During the weekend however, carriers like Dana Air saw an increase in airfares as its prices ranged for N36,000 to N42,300 for economy Saver while Economy Flexible stood at 47,000. As for Arik Air, economy class tickets went for N43, 944 while business class went for N99,176 on Sunday.