The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum, taking place this week.

As issued in a statement by Lere Olayinka, Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, the Minister was received by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Dubai, Zayyanu Ibrahim, as well as officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration who had arrived earlier.

The event, which is an initiative of Brisbane City Council, Australia, will have Nyesom Wike, lead a discussion panel in which he will field questions on the FCT, and also interact with Mayors of other capital cities during the summit.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a total sum of 1.259 billion dollars to oil sector players for the importation of petroleum products and other related items into the country.

The amount released between the first three months of two thousand and twenty-five is against the backdrop of the insistence of marketers to continue fuel import despite the availability of petrol from Dangote Refinery.
Confirming the development, the National Publicity Officer of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Ukadike, said marketers would naturally buy from any source offering the lowest price to stay in business.

The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 137–131 in overtime, led by Stephen Curry’s 42 points, including a game-tying three-pointer, while Aaron Gordon scored a career-high 50 points for Denver.

In a double-overtime thriller, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 141–135 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s career-best 55 points.

Both victories mark 2–0 starts for Golden State and Oklahoma City in the NBA season.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is appealing to young people to turn out in large numbers for this weekend’s presidential election, saying he remains the candidate most committed to their welfare.

The 83-year-old leader is seeking another term in Saturday’s vote in a nation of over 32 million people. The election, however, comes amid political tension after key opposition figures, including former President Laurent Gbagbo and ex-Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam, were barred from running.

While he has pledged to address security and economic challenges, critics accuse his government of silencing opposition voices and undermining fair competition.

A bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Establishment Act, 2004, to confer institutional independence on the anti-corruption agency has scaled second reading at the House of Representatives.

This followed the consideration of a bill sponsored by Plateau State lawmaker Yusuf Gagdi during plenary.

Among other provisions, the bill seeks to insulate the EFCC from political control and align its operations with global anti-corruption best practices.

One of the proposed amendments seeks to curtail the President’s power to remove the EFCC Chairman, which, under the current law, can be done at the President’s sole discretion.