Nigeria

China handed over to Nigeria on Tuesday a project called the China-aid Nigeria Agricultural Demonstration Center, valued around N2.8 billion in local currency and represents China’s commitment to developing Nigeria’s agricultural industry.

Laminu Saminu, a teacher in Katsina, has been detained on charges of poisoning one Sanusi Bawa, an NSCDC officer in Katsina state. Saminu is 29 years old.

Ayuba Ngbako, a native of the federal capital territory (FCT), was nominated by Buhari for appointment to the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). In a separate letter, Buhari requested that the senate conduct a background check on Ngbako and confirm his appointment.

The police in Abeokuta, Ogun State, have announced a N2.5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for arson at an INEC office last month.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it intercepted no fewer than 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2000 bottles of codeine across five states and the FCT, Abuja in the past week.

Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina as the new Head of Service for the state of Osun.

Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has terminated a road contract in Aguata Local Government Area due to the contractor’s apparent inefficiency.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from the recent attacks on the INEC office in Owerri, Imo State.

The attack on a police checkpoint in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, along the Presco junction axis of the constantly congested Enugu-Abakaliki expressway has resulted in the deaths of at least two people.