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Nigeria, Sweden Deepen Ties on Trade, Innovation, Regional Stability

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2026

Nigeria and Sweden have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with renewed focus on trade, innovation, and regional cooperation, as both countries seek to expand mutually beneficial partnerships. This formed the outcome of a high-level meeting between Nigeria’s

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Opposition’s Final Capitulation

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In the August 28, 2024 edition of my column, titled PDP on Self-Destructive Path?, I touched on the dangers of a lacklustre opposition and how the then PDP might be heading towards self-immolation if the party continued on the same trajectory that led to its defeat in 2015. That certainty of […]

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Women’s Inclusion Key to Lasting Peace, Inclusive Governance — WANEP, GNWP

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s peace and governance sector have renewed calls for the full inclusion of women in political and peacebuilding processes, describing it as indispensable to achieving sustainable peace and national stability. The call was made by the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) at a […]

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Maiduguri Blast: Security Forces Intensify Crackdown as Group Urges Calm, Condoles Borno

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

The Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa Support Initiative has urged residents to remain calm following a deadly explosion in Maiduguri, the Maiduguri capital, while assuring that security forces are intensifying efforts to end insurgency across the country. In a statement released on Monday, the group expressed deep condolences to the government and people of Borno State […]

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Ogun Retirees to Earn Up to 280% Benefits Under New Pension Scheme — Dapo Abiodun

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

The Ogun State Government has announced that retirees in its civil and public service will earn significantly higher benefits under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), following the introduction of the Additional Pension Benefit (APB) initiative, which offers between 116 per cent and 280 per cent of Total Annual Emoluments (TAE). Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this

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DSS Arrests Suspected Gunrunner, Recover 832 rounds of live ammunition

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at Ivara Esu Estate in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State, arrested one suspected gunrunner, Kelvin Ebikeniye Dugo. Security sources disclosed that the arrest followed credible intelligence on Dugo’s plan to buy 832 rounds of live ammunition from one Azenda Barnabas (alias Jagaban),