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Life of every Nigerian matters- Tinubu

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

….Orders Probe Into Deaths Of Suspected Illegal Miners In NSCDC Custody President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the reported deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State.

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Mambilla: APC Campaign Council Links Atiku To Controversial Contract

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has called on the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race following revelations surrounding a $500,000 payment to his former wife during the controversy over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The call came after an International

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Nigeria, Spain Deepen Agricultural Partnership

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

…. Eye Food Security, Technology Transfer Nigeria and Spain are set to deepen cooperation in agriculture, technology transfer and food-value development as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, held talks with Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas Puchades, in Madrid. The meeting, held on Thursday at the Palacio de Fomento,

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Debt Servicing Threatens Nigeria’s Climate Response

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

….Deepens Burden on Women, Children — ActionAid Nigeria’s escalating debt burden is threatening to cripple the country’s capacity to finance climate adaptation and essential public services, with women, girls and children facing the harshest consequences of the widening fiscal and environmental crisis, ActionAid Nigeria has warned. The organisation said the projected

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Group Demands Full Probe Into Deaths of 37 Young Miners in NSCDC Custody

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has demanded a thorough, transparent and credible investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected young miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The group said the circumstances surrounding the deaths required urgent clarification, particularly because the

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Akpabio: Banking Sector Stronger, Insecurity Will Soon End

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that Nigeria’s banking sector is now stronger and more resilient, while assuring Nigerians that the insecurity confronting the country will soon be defeated. Akpabio made the declarations while rallying citizens behind President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope reforms, stressing that financial-sector reforms, security operations