Farouk Ahmed, the chief executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has declined to comment on the accusations made against him by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group. In a brief statement provided to our correspondent on Wednesday, Ahmed stated that he did not approve of the comment that was making the rounds on social media.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged former Labor and Employment Minister Chris Ngige with N2.2 billion contract fraud on Friday before an Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa. The former minister was placed under detention at the Kuje Correctional Center by Justice Maryam Hassan until his bail application was heard on Monday, December 14.

Mohammed Bago, the governor of Niger State, has acknowledged that 315 students were kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger State. During the inauguration of commissioners, elected local government chairmen, and their deputies on Friday, the governor announced this and asked for a minute of silence in honour of the two parents of the kidnapped children who are said to have passed away from shock.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced a nationwide protest scheduled for December 17 in response to worsening insecurity across the country. The decision was contained in a communiqué jointly signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero and Acting General Secretary Benson Upah, issued on Monday after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied a plea by the self-acclaimed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) seeking his relocation from the Sokoto Correctional Center to Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) or Keffi in Nasarawa State.

A group of experienced female journalists has established Mata Media Platform in Abuja, the first Hausa-language women-only journalism platform devoted solely to promoting women’s narratives, viewpoints, and leadership.