NEWS

Nigeria Promotes 70,000 Paramilitary Officers, Deploys High-Tech Immigration Centre to Tighten Border Control

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

In a sweeping show of reform across Nigeria’s internal security architecture, the Federal Government has promoted more than 70,000 paramilitary officers within three years and launched a technology-driven Integrated Operating Centre to track immigration violators in real time. Minister of

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Nigeria Faces $23bn Power Access Gap as REA Maps 143,000 Communities

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

Nigeria will require an estimated $23 billion to bridge electricity gaps in underserved and unserved communities nationwide, a revelation that underscores both the scale of the country’s energy deficit and the urgency of accelerating its clean energy transition. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed the figure in

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NDLEA Says Drug Trafficking Trial of Abba Kyari Still Ongoing

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that the drug trafficking case involving suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is still ongoing despite a recent court ruling that discharged him in a separate case. The agency stated that the substantive drug-related charges against Kyari will continue before Emeka Nwite of the Federal […]

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FEC Approves New Gratuity Scheme for Retiring Federal Civil Servants

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new Exit Benefit Scheme that will grant retiring Federal Civil Servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emoluments. The scheme, which takes effect from January 1, 2026, marks a significant step by the Federal Government to enhance the welfare of civil servants […]

COLUMNS

Africa and the Deadly Dust from Iran

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene These are sad times. Who could have believed that after the US and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce? In neighbouring Iran, 35 years after Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. has launched a consequential war, only this […]

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NSCEA Urges Unity, Defends Constitutional Integrity of CAN

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA) has reaffirmed the unity and constitutional integrity of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), following recent media reports suggesting a possible breakaway within the Christian umbrella body.In a press release issued by the Secretary-General of the Elders’ Council, Bishop Professor Funmilayo