FEATURES

From Forgotten Ministry to Industrial Powerhouse: How Tinubu and Dele Alake Are Rewriting Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Story

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye For decades, Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth enriched illegal miners and foreign industries while contributing little to national development. Today, a bold policy shift under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of Dele Alake is positioning the solid minerals

NEWS

NIMC Enrols Over 136 Million Nigerians as New Identity Law Takes Effect

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that more than 136 million Nigerians and legal residents have been enrolled into the National Identity Database (NIDB), marking a significant milestone in the country’s drive towards a unified and secure digital identity system. The disclosure was made by the Director-General of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye

NEWS

IPI Nigeria Secures Release of Journalist Stanley Ugagbe from Police Custody

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

The Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has secured the release of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, a reporter with Secret Reporters, following sustained engagement with the Nigeria Police Force over his detention. In a statement issued on Monday by the Legal Adviser of IPI Nigeria, Tobi Soniyi, the institute disclosed that Ugagbe was […]

COLUMNS

Re: Olodo Uprising — Identity, Parenting, and the Case for a Vocational Revolution

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

Dear Mr. Tunde Odesola,​I have long been captivated by your sharp prose and your insightful commentary on the socio-cultural realities of contemporary Nigeria. Years ago, as a young adult, I eagerly followed Dr. Reuben Abati’s brilliant columns in The Guardian. In recent times, it is your work that consistently commands my attention. Your recent piece, […]

NEWS

10th House Introduces 2,747 Bills, Passes 363 Resolutions in Three Years – Waive

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

The House of Representatives has introduced a total of 2,747 bills and passed 363 resolutions since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Francis Waive, has disclosed. Speaking on Monday while presenting the committee’s three-year legislative performance report to journalists, Waive

HEALTH

DSS Releases Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Martin Aghaji on Bail Over Alleged Economic Crime

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

A consultant cardiac surgeon, Prof. Martin Aghaji, has been released on bail by the Department of State Services (DSS) after his arrest over an alleged economic crime. According to a statement issued by the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Babajide Kehinde Saheed, Prof. Aghaji was arrested by […]