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GIFSEP, UNDP Push Nasarawa Communities to Sustain Waste-to-Wealth Gains

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) and the United Nations Development Programme Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (UNDP GEF-SGP) have urged communities in Nasarawa State to sustain and expand the waste-to-wealth initiatives introduced

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ASCSN Hails Enitan’s Appointment as HoS

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

….Says Career Officer ‘Fit for the Task’ The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has described the appointment of Dr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) as a reward for excellence, integrity and years of meritorious service in the Federal Civil Service. The association, […]

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Army’s Gwoza Recruitment: Group Demands Tough Vetting To Block Boko Haram, ISWAP Infiltration

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has welcomed the Nigerian Army’s planned recruitment of about 1,000 indigenous youths from Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, but warned that the exercise must be backed by stringent security screening to prevent terrorists from infiltrating the military. The group said the recruitment, announced by the Theatre

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NAPTIP Seals Port Harcourt Maternity Over Alleged ₦13.5m Baby Sale

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

…Liberian woman allegedly took custody of three children within one month The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed a high-profile maternity facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over an alleged ₦13.5 million baby-sale and child-trafficking operation involving a Liberian national resident in Belgium. The agency, acting jointly

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Opinion: When Official Directives Become More Powerful Than the Law

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

By Ibrahim Welye There is a dangerous habit gradually becoming normal in Nigeria’s public institutions: the assumption that once an instruction comes from a sufficiently powerful office, somebody somewhere must have the authority to carry it out.A letter arrives from a senior official. A ministry acts on it. Another agency processes the request. A bank […]

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Atiku Vows to Restore Fuel Subsidy If Elected President

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to restore fuel subsidy if elected President of Nigeria. Atiku made the promise during a Facebook Live session, as debate continues over the impact of the removal of petrol subsidy on Nigerians and the wider economy. The former vice […]