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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been summoned by the House of Representatives to appear before lawmakers to explain his government's security policy following the recent murder of 43 rice farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram.

NIGERIA'S government has backtracked on its pledge to support the use of gas-powered automobiles as part of its commitment to cutting greenhouse gases by saying car owners who want to switch will not have to fork out N250,000 ($650) for a conversion.

SECCESIONIST movement the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has backtracked on its call for the dismemberment of Nigeria and written to the National Assembly asking for the devolution of power and the restructuring of the country instead.

BOKO Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau has confirmed that his terrorist sect was responsible for the recent killing of rice farmers in the Kwashebe Zabarmari axis of Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.

GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has pledged to donate five operational vehicles to the police force in the Maradi Region of Niger Republic as part of a regional effort to combat cross-border crime.

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CAMPAIGN groups the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (Serap) and the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre have won a court ruling compelling the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reveal details of Covid-19 donations.

FORMER Operation Lafiya Dole theatre commander Major General Olusegun Adeniyi has been demoted after a Nigerian Army court-martial found him guilty of violating military social media guidelines and ordered his demotion by at least three years.

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have unveiled a new financial policy that grants unfettered access to foreign exchange sent from the diaspora and other money transfer remittances that come into the country through the likes of  Western Union and MoneyGram.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu has dismissed calls for the sacking of Nigeria's service chiefs over their failure to tackle insecurity in the country pointing out that his principal is satisfied with their performance.