A candidate of the People's Democratic Party in the recently concluded PDP governorship election in Ekiti state and former spokesman of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye has defected to the All Progressives Congress. It was earlier reported that Adeyeye who is a former Spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party was planning to decamp to the APC after his defeat in the gubernatorial primary.

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the immediate prosecution of the principal officers of the National Assembly indicted in the padding of the 2016 budget to the tune of N481bn. The court, in a judgment on Monday by Justice Mohammed Idris, ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the anti-graft agencies which investigated the alleged budget padding to submit the report to him.

The Nigerian government under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has spent 2.7 trillion naira on infrastructure development just under two years, Minister of Information and Culture Mr Lai Mohamed has said. The Minister also said that the government was very much committed to completing projects that have been abandoned by past administrations.

The European Union has congratulated Nigeria on its progress since 1999, including the first peaceful transition of power from a ruling party to an opposition party in 2015. The EU in a press statement urged Nigeria to consolidate and deepen the country’s democracy. “As we celebrate your progress, we encourage and support Nigeria and its people to consolidate and deepen democracy as the country heads towards important elections next year.”

Nigeria’s proposed Creativity and Technology Advisory Council will involve innovators that would shape policies to drive the development of the creativity industry in the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this on Monday when he visited Ventures Platform Hub, Abuja, which provides support, funding and linkages to Startups and Entrepreneurs solving problems in Africa.

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to keep faith with the current administration as it remains committed to the tenets of good governance. President Buhari made the call at the 2018 democracy day lecture, which held on Monday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. President Buhari said his administration is working hard on delivering more democratic dividends to the citizens of the country.