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Ben Bruce Urges Tinubu to Break Up Nigeria’s Power Monopoly

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

Former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fundamentally overhaul Nigeria’s electricity sector, arguing that the 2013 privatisation of the power industry has failed to deliver reliable electricity. In an open letter to the President titled “Start the Dance on

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Atiku’s Subsidy Call Will Return Nigeria to Fuel Queues – Yilwatda

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned that calls by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the return of fuel subsidy could reverse gains recorded from the Federal Government’s ongoing economic reforms. Yilwatda said reintroducing subsidy could lead to a return of fuel queues and place pressure on […]

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EFCC Hands Over Two Nigerians to US Over Alleged Sextortion of Teenage Boys

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerian men to the United States to face prosecution over alleged online sexual exploitation and sextortion involving two American teenage boys who later died by suicide. The suspects, Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle, were extradited on Wednesday, August 26,

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Nigeria Has Lost a Media Light, Opeifa Mourns Dotun Oladipo

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has described the death of former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Dotun Oladipo, as a major loss to Nigeria’s media industry and the nation. Oladipo, who was 56, was the publisher of The Eagle Online until his death. He […]

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NASENI Empowers 1,000 Lagos Residents with Clean Energy Solutions, Skills Training

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has empowered 1,000 residents of Lagos State through its Sustainable Empowerment Programme (NSEP), providing clean energy solutions, livelihood support and practical skills training. The Lagos edition of the programme, held on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the LTV Blue Roof in Ikeja, featured the

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Six Months of IGP Disu: CAIDOV Hails Shift to Proactive, Community-Centred Policing

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2026

The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) has commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, for what it described as a proactive approach to policing in his first six months in office. Disu assumed office in February 2026 as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police. His appointment was subsequently ratified by the […]