The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that the U.S. government has launched its new Country Plan for Nigeria as part of the Global Food Security Strategy. The announcement was made by Melissa Jones, the mission director of USAID, during the "1st Post-harvest Connect Conference and Exhibition" held in Abuja. According to Ms. Jones, the plan was unveiled in March and aligns with President Joe Biden's pledge to enhance food security in Nigeria.

Two communities in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State have come under attack by gunmen leading to the deaths of scores of people. The Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos, Monday Kassah confirmed the incident saying, “There were series of attacks last (Thursday) night and these claimed six lives. The attackers are still very visible, they come two or three on motorcycles and are rampaging in Mandung, Butura, Chikam, and other communities around the State University, all communities are in the Butura District of Bokkos. Security agents are here and more deployments have been made. A student of the University was shot last night in his room outside the campus and another one was killed this morning.” The attack also left several persons injured with properties destroyed and homes set ablaze.

Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed camps belonging to terrorists in Zamfara state. During the clearance operation on Monday twelve terrorists were neutralized while 10 operational motorbikes and 18 rustled cattle were recovered. This is according to Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations. Speaking in a statement on Tuesday, the general explained that the army acting on credible intelligence on the activities of the terrorists, conducted a targeted clearance operation to dismantle the suspected terrorists' operational base in the town of Maru.

Represented by the Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared April 7 as national police day during the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. He acknowledged the need to overhaul the institutional mentality of police officers as fundamental in his administration’s ongoing effort to transform the police into a modern, professional and accountable institution in the country. 

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) said air strikes conducted by the air component of the Operation Hadarin Daji on Wednesday, led to neutralization of several insurgents in Zamfara State. The Director of Information and Public Relations of the NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, in a statement said the strikes followed carefully conducted observation missions over the camps of terrorist kingpins including, Abdullahi Nasanda in Zurmi LGA, Mallam Tukur in Gusau LGA, and another in the Maradun Local Government Areas of Zamfara State.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesome Wike, in the quest to restore the International Conference Centre (ICC), lost glory, has ordered the immediate cancellation of all events scheduled to take place at the facility for the next eight months. This was followed after a thorough inspection on Monday by Wike alongside top management staff of the FCT Administration, he expressed displeasure over the dilapidated state of the ICC. He said that the suspension enabled Julius Berger to carry out holistic rehabilitation of the centre.