The federal government says there is an ongoing effort involving some key government establishments in the gas and power value chain to address the gas supply challenge and increase output from the power generation companies.
The federal government says it would take a decisive measure against the ministries, departments and agencies under it over their high indebtedness to the Gencos and distribution companies.
Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure and Secretary of the Power Sector Reform Working Group, Mr Ahmed Zakari, says discussions were ongoing to address the gas supply concerns.
Zakari attributed the gas supply challenge to a lack of firm gas agreements backed with Power Purchase Agreements between some of the Gencos and their gas suppliers.

The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland QC says the Commonwealth was closely monitoring developments around the suspension of Twitter and allegations of repression of the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom, as well as disregard for the rule of law in Nigeria.
Scotland says she had been following the developments in Nigeria very closely and was engaging the relevant stakeholders.
She says all Commonwealth member countries including Nigeria have committed themselves to uphold freedom of expression as one of the core values and principles of the Commonwealth Charter, which underscores a commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant human rights covenants and international instruments.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says the Federal Government will receive about 4.8 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines.
NPHCDA Executive Director/ CEO, Dr Faisal Shuaib, says the consignment is a donation from the American government.
The PSC Chairman and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, says the call followed recent confirmation of more cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in several states and the continued rising number of infections and hospitalization across the country.
He warned all political parties, State governments, Independent National Electoral Commission and State Independent Electoral Commissions to avoid the spread of the virus amid political gatherings and ensure maximum public safety.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced that its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, recorded ₦234.63 billion revenue from the sale of white products in March representing a 24.7% increase from the ₦188.15billion sales recorded in February.
The report indicated that total revenues generated from the sales of white products for the period of March 2020 to March 2021 stood at ₦2.129trillion, where petrol contributed about 99.24% of the total sales with a value of ₦2.113trllion.
The NNPC continues to monitor the daily stock of PMS to achieve uninterrupted supply, effective distribution and zero fuel queue across Nigeria.

The Senate Committee on Banking and Other Financial Institutions has urged state governments particularly in the northwest zone of the country to ensure financial inclusion for poor citizens.
They raised the concern that over 70 per cent of adults in the northwest zone are financially excluded while addressing reporters in Kaduna.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Uba Sani, urged the Northern Governors to come with a sustainable framework as soon as possible.
He described the situation as a threat to the realization of the Federal Government’s poverty reduction plan.
Senator Sani says state governments must hasten the establishment of microfinance and community banks to help deepen access to financial services in the rural communities, where the majority of the country’s excluded population live.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Muiz Banire has described the indictment of a Deputy Commissioner for Police, Abba Kyari, in the case of international fraud, as a dent in the image of the country.
Mr Muiz in an interview on Channels Television’s made the comments while reacting to the suspension of Mr Kyari by the Police Service Commission on Sunday.
The commission has also directed the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to furnish it with information on further developments on the matter for necessary further action.

The Police Service Commission has suspended a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari.
A statement by the commission’s Head of Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani says the decision was conveyed in a letter signed by Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a retired justice of the Supreme Court.
Kyari’s suspension took effect from July 31 and would subsist pending the outcome of the investigation in respect to his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.
The commission has also directed the Inspector General of Police to furnish it with information on further developments to further action.

Tunisian President Kais Saied has indicated plans for a looming crackdown on corruption in the country, days after he seized control of the government by sacking the prime minister and several cabinet members, and suspending the parliament.
President Saied acted on an article in the constitution that gives him temporary exceptional powers in times of a crisis, but his political opponents described the move as a constitutional coup.
He says hundreds of businesspeople had stolen nearly $5bn in state funds through fraud and unpaid taxes.
President Saied says he will offer conditional amnesty to these business people in exchange for their investment in development projects chosen by citizen-based regional commissions.

Kenya has signed a deal with the UK that will allow its unemployed nurses and other medics to work in the UK.
Britain's Health Minister Sajid Javid and Kenya’s Labour Minister Simon Chelugi signed the agreement on the third day of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to London.
The British government says the scheme is open to Kenyan health workers who are qualified but unemployed, ensuring the process is managed for Kenya’s benefit.
This arrangement was requested by Kenya and should allow health professionals and managers to benefit from a special way through the UK's immigration system, before returning to work in Kenya’s health sector.
The exact details should be confirmed before the end of October.

The US aid agency boss Samantha Power is set to visit Ethiopia to push for more aid to be allowed into the conflict-hit Tigray region.
The agency says Ms Power will meet government officials to seek a solution to the lack of humanitarian aid to those affected by the nine-month conflict.
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths says the humanitarian needs in Ethiopia had increased because of the conflict and ethnic clashes in other regions.
The UN World Food Programme added that its supplies were running out as trucks couldn't get into the northern region because of the fighting.