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NNPC Ltd hails Chevron on successful Awodi-07 offshore discovery

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has commended Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on the successful drilling and evaluation of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta. The Awodi-07 well, drilled under the NNPC Ltd/Chevron

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Nigeria : Why Turkiye

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

By Sunday Dare On Monday this week President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departs for a two-day official visit to the Republic of Türkiye. The stated agenda—military cooperation and trade partnership—is precise. But the subtext is broader: Nigeria is recalibrating its partnerships toward countries that combine strategic geography, industrial depth, security capability, and an

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Dismissed police officer arrested in Minna for robbery and extorting N150k

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old dismissed police officer, Haruna Haggai, for allegedly impersonating security personnel, snatching motorcycles, and extorting residents in Minna. Haggai was apprehended on January 16, 2026, at about 10 p.m. at his residence in Sauka-Kahuta by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department and the Special Tactical

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Power Distribution Companies reject FG’s free meter initiative

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Power distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have rejected the Federal Government’s proposed free electricity meter programme, raising fresh concerns over efforts to close the country’s metering gap and curb estimated billing. The DisCos, under the umbrella of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), argued that the plan was not adequately discussed

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Akpabio, Gov. Eno welcome former PDP Legal Adviser Emmanuel Enoidem to APC

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, alongside Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Friday formally received former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Enoidem, into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The reception took place at a political rally in Utu Etim Ekpo, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of […]

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2027: Akwa Ibom Traditional Rulers Endorse Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno For Reelection

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Traditional Rulers in Akwa Ibom State have pledged their support for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Governor Umo Eno ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Traditional Rulers comprising Paramount Rulers, Clan, Village and Family Heads and their spouses drawn from Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District made the declaration at […]