The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that it would commence production of its International passport locally. The revelation was made during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iris Smart Technology Limited, an indigenous company, and Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc at the Ministry of Interior in Abuja.

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on 5th February 2019 during a meeting with members of the Defence Headquarters Committee for Sensitisation Strategy on Public Appreciation of the Armed Forces said that the Military will have separate queues at the airports as part of measures to appreciate the Nigerian Armed Forces.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared two months free train ride for passengers on the Lagos – Abeokuta rail route. This is coming ahead of the completion of the standard gauge rail.

On Wednesday, 30th January 2019 Transparency International (TI) expressed fears over the militarization of the forthcoming 2019 election by the Federal Government. The organization advised that the action should be dropped to enhance the credibility of the electoral process.

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the broadcast regulator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has sanctioned four major television stations in the Country due to hate speech.

The House of Representatives has passed the thirty thousand (#30,000) National Minimum Wage bill. The Speaker, Dogara unequivocally declared that there were obvious reasons why the House had to give accelerated consideration to this very crucial Bill, stressing that it is a Bill that is long overdue.