NEWS

Nigeria, Thailand Move to Deepen Economic Ties

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

….Sign Technical Cooperation MoU Nigeria and Thailand have taken steps towards a stronger economic partnership, with both countries signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation and expressing readiness to expand trade, investment, technology transfer and

NEWS

Marwa: Drug Barons Must Lose Their Wealth to Be Truly Defeated

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), has declared that the fight against drug trafficking can only succeed when criminal networks are stripped of the financial gains that sustain their operations. Marwa made the assertion while delivering a presentation at the 43rd Cambridge International

NEWS

Nigeria takes development, security agenda to OIC ministerial meeting

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

Nigeria is taking a broad development and security agenda to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, seeking stronger partnerships on humanitarian response, youth empowerment, investment and regional security. The Nigerian delegation, led by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola

FEATURES

Opportunity or Entrapment? What Nigeria’s Youth Must Ask Before Flying to Russia

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou There is nothing wrong with urging Nigerian youth to look past Britain, America and Canada, or with Russia offering scholarships to African students. Young Nigerians deserve every legitimate route to education the world can offer. But there is everything wrong with dismissing documented security concerns as “propaganda” simply because the offer

BUSINESS

Gateway Airport: UN Ambassador Ibrahim Hails Abiodun for ‘Talking to the Future’

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

The Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has commended Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for executing strategic infrastructure projects designed to drive the state’s economic growth and position it for the future. Ibrahim gave the commendation on Monday during a visit to the Gateway International Airport, where he described the airport

NEWS

Eid-el-Maulud: Tinubu Urges Muslims to Embrace Virtues of Prophet Muhammad

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims across Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, urging them to uphold and practise the virtues and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President said the celebration […]