TOP STORIES

Tinubu Defends NYSC Reforms, Says Changes Will Prepare Youth for National Development

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has defended the sweeping reforms recently approved for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), saying they are designed to equip young Nigerians with practical skills, improve national service and position them for greater contributions to the country’s

BUSINESS TOP STORIES

CBN Shuts Down 46 Microfinance Banks Over Regulatory Breaches

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks nationwide for failing to meet regulatory requirements, in one of its biggest clean-up exercises this year. The apex bank said the revocation took effect from July 1, 2026, in line with Sections 12 and 13 of the Banks and Other […]

NEWS

Tinubu Hails Wike’s Performance

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

…Says All FCT Districts Now Feeling Impact of Governance President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday hailed the performance of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, declaring that it has become very evidently clear that all districts in the FCT are now feeling the impact of governance through completed projects that improve the quality […]

NEWS

DSS Arrests ex- Minister Uche Nnaji Over Allegations of Certificate Forgery

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

….Hands Over to ICPC ​Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday morning, arrested former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as he made to board a private jet to Abuja. ​Security sources said Nnaji, who resigned last October under controversial circumstances, was arrested by […]

COLUMNS

Why Has The NLC Been Unusually Passive?

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

By Iduh Onah THERE was a time when the mere hint of a nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) could send governments scrambling to the court as well as the negotiating table. The Congress, as the NLC is popularly called by its affiliates, was not merely a trade union centre; it was the […]

NEWS

FCTA Begins Promotion Exercise For Over 13,000 Civil Servants

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2026

Promotion exercise for over 13,000 civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) will start today. Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Engr Emeka Ezeh, who made this known on Wednesday, said the exercise was as approved by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The promotion exercise, […]