A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, one final opportunity to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial. Justice James Omotosho, presiding over the case on Wednesday, emphasised his duty to ensure the defendant is given every reasonable chance to present his case.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has invited Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other senators to the commissioning of projects in her constituency in Kogi State. Akpabio read the invitation, which was conveyed in a letter during Thursday's plenary.

President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a 15 percent ad valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria, which was contained in a letter by Damilotun Aderemi, the Private Secretary to the President, directing the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has released the list of candidates for recruitment into paramilitary agencies such as the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, revealed that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the legislative complex. He made this known on Tuesday during a public hearing on a bill to establish the Legislative Security Directorate.

Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, the Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, has denied reports circulating online claiming he issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).