The Federal Government has again increased the electricity tariff payable by power consumers across the country.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government had been playing politics with the Ogoni clean-up which was recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme.

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19.

South-East leaders across political parties have asked for the ceding of the 2023 presidency to the zone, in the spirit of justice and national harmony.

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it hoped to get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to battle coronavirus in the country.

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Dr Sani Aliyu, said 44 persons died of the disease in Lagos and Abuja within December 2020 alone.

The managements of three federal universities have announced the resumption dates for their institutions.

A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has fixed January 8, for ruling on the bail application filed on behalf of Omoyele Sowore and four others.

The Federal Government has said that it has started talks with the Peoples Republic of China on access to COVID-19 vaccines for Nigerians.

Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja yesterday convicted and sentenced a former Managing Director of defunct Finbank Plc, Okey Nwosu who is presently the managing director of Enugu Electricity Distribution

Lagos State Police Command yesterday deployed 1,250 special constabulary officers for community policing to boast security in different parts of the state.

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was on Tuesday cleared by the authorities of the University of Ibadan of alleged forgery of his degree certificate brought against him by the All Progressives Congress.

Zamfara State government has revoked the operational licences of more than 500 private schools over their inability to meet required operational guidelines.

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has cautioned citizens of the state to adhere strictly to COVID-19 prevention protocols to stop the new variant of the disease spreading into the state.