EDUCATION HEALTH

King’s College London Opens Fully Funded Online Health Programme for Nigerian Students

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

Nigerian secondary school graduates seeking a pathway into higher education and careers in healthcare have been offered a fresh opportunity as the Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education at King’s College London has opened applications for a fully funded Foundation Certificate in

HEALTH

Global AIDS Fight at Crossroads as UN Warns Funding Cuts Threaten Goal of Ending Epidemic by 2030

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

The global fight against HIV/AIDS stands at a defining moment as the United Nations warned that steep funding cuts and growing attacks on human rights could reverse decades of hard-won gains and derail the ambitious target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. As world leaders on Monday convened at the United […]

NEWS

Southern Parkway Service Lanes to End Gridlock, Transform Abuja’s Southern Corridor, Tinubu Assures

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured residents of Abuja that the construction of the two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway will significantly ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity and accelerate development across the southern districts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Represented by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),

NEWS

Abuja’s Landscape Will Change Completely Before End of Tinubu’s First Term, Wike Vows

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared that the landscape of Abuja would be completely transformed before the end of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first term in office, insisting that ongoing infrastructure projects would not be abandoned because of the approaching election season. Wike spoke at the official flag-off of […]

FEATURES

The burden of reform and the reward of perseverance

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

By Dare Ojepe There are moments in the life of a nation when history demands a choice between comfort and courage. Comfort whispers that difficult decisions can be postponed. Courage insists that problems deferred only become more expensive for future generations. Comfort seeks temporary relief. Courage seeks lasting solutions. In May 2023, when President Bola […]

NEWS

Borno Denies Spending ₦4bn on Non-Existent Rail Project, Blames Budget Report Error

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2026

The Borno State Government has denied reports that it spent ₦4 billion on rail construction projects in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere Local Government Area, insisting that no such project was awarded, funded or executed in the state during the 2025 fiscal year. The government described the reports as misleading and clarified that the inclusion […]