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Nigeria, Bangladesh draw parallels in shared struggles for democracy, justice and national unity

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

Bangladesh has commemorated the martyrs of its July 2024 Mass Uprising, honouring the students and citizens whose sacrifices transformed a protest against a discriminatory public service quota system into a nationwide movement that ultimately led to the fall of the Awami League government on

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NDLEA, Copyright Commission Join Forces to Dismantle Drug, Piracy Criminal Networks

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly target criminal networks operating across the drug trade, copyright piracy and other forms of organised crime. The two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Friday, in […]

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UN Urges Nigerian Youth to Move Beyond Talk, Take Action for Peace

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

The United Nations has challenged young Nigerians to move beyond demands for inclusion and take concrete action to prevent conflict, build social cohesion and shape the peace they want to see in their communities. The call came as the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Nigeria convened a high-level youth dialogue in Abuja, bringing together […]

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EFCC Uncovers NIS Visa Overstay Racket, Grills Visa Officers

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

….N700m found in one suspect’s accounts as investigators trace multi-billion-naira estates, proxy accounts The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has uncovered an alleged multi-billion-naira visa overstay racketeering network within the Nigerian Immigration Service, with at least five serving officers, including a Deputy Comptroller, grilled by investigators.

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Tinubu Signs Executive Order on Virtual Assets

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

…Establishes Council to Coordinate Digital Asset Regulation President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, establishing a new framework to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets in Nigeria, combat financial crimes, and promote responsible innovation in the country’s digital economy. The State

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Tinubu Honoured as FG Renames Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

….Approves Major Road Expansion The Federal Government has officially renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, citing the President’s long-standing vision for the landmark infrastructure project. Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the decision during a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, where he also