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China’s $2.3bn Nigerian Buy-Up: Beijing Opens Bigger Market for Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

Nigeria may be on the verge of a major shift in its trade relationship with China as the Asian economic giant imported almost $2.3 billion worth of Nigerian goods in just six months, marking an almost 80 per cent increase over the same period in 2025. The sharp rise, disclosed by the Chargé

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FCTA, FRSC begin enforcement on Traffic Light, route Violations in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other sister agencies, has commenced a sustained special enforcement operation against traffic light violations, driving against traffic and other road offences across Abuja. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi,

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Akpabio Mourns Dotun Oladipo

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

….Describes Him As Courageous Journalist And Media Professional The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed profound sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo. Akpabio described Oladipo’s passing as a painful loss to the Nigerian media industry and the nation, noting his

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Community Leaders Commend DSS Over Arrest of Arms Supply Kingpin

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

….Dismantling of Terrorists’ Networks In Katsina, Nasarawa States Community leaders in Katsina and Nasarawa States have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting a terrorists’ arms supply kingpin, Abubakar Mubarak, and dismantling a network feeding weapons to terrorists around both States. The leaders, who spoke in separate interviews

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Cuba advances home-grown cancer drug as 2C12 enters human trials

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

…Experimental immunotherapy modelled on PD-1 treatment to be tested in advanced melanoma patients Cuban scientists have reached a potentially significant milestone in the country’s long-running effort to develop home-grown cancer treatments, with an experimental drug known as 2C12 ready to enter clinical testing in patients suffering from advanced melanoma. The candidate

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Support APC or Leave Kuje: ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Council Chairman’s Remark

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has condemned an alleged directive by the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, that residents must support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or leave the council, describing the remark as a troubling threat to democratic freedoms, while warning that political intimidation could become normalised ahead of the 2027 elections. The