The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that it will partner with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) to educate its staff on disaster management. Dr. Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director (GMD), NNPC made the announcement in a statement while receiving the Secretary-General of NRCS, Mr. Abubakar Kende.

The Department of States Security (SSS) has refuted the allegation that they have arrested and detained seven staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A social media report on Thursday went viral alleging that the secret Police had arrested some ICT staff of INEC

Reverend Solomon Semaka, the alternate chair of an election monitoring group, International Human Rights Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, has honoured the director-general of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi with an award.