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.

During its conflict with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in September, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery stopped paying the engineers' monthly salary. PENGASSAN stated that it is working with the Dangote Group to find a peaceful solution to the issue. Reports claim that the paychecks were stopped because many engineers refused to accept their redeployment to states including Zamfara, Borno, Benue, and Sokoto.

The Department of Road Traffic Services, often referred to as Vehicle Inspection Officers, has stated that it will "certainly" appeal a ruling that prohibits it from fining or seizing drivers' cars for violating the law. Deborah Osho, the DRTS's acting director, bemoaned the increasing "lawlessness" in the Federal Capital Territory following the High Court's decision on Thursday. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, upheld the lower court's ruling prohibiting the DRTS and VIO from stopping drivers, seizing cars, or fining road users on Thursday.