NEWS

Fani-Kayode Links NSA Phone Bugging to Terror Network, Cites Uba’s Killing

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that those responsible for tapping the phone of the National Security Adviser (NSA) may be the same network that enabled terrorists to track and kill the late Brigadier-General Dzarma Zirkusu. In a strongly worded statement,

BUSINESS

FG Launches Single-Digit Loan Scheme to Empower 6,122 Nigerian Entrepreneurs

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

The Federal Government has unveiled a landmark financing programme aimed at transforming Nigeria’s entrepreneurial landscape by providing 6,122 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with access to single-digit interest loans under the SMEDAN Inspire–Create–Start–Scale (ICSS) programme. Launched in Abuja on Tuesday, the initiative is a collaboration between the Small

NEWS

Fagbemi Seeks Major Reforms to Strengthen Enforcement of ECOWAS Court Judgments

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

.…ECOWAS Court Tells Nigeria: Enforcement of Judgments Is a Legal Duty, Not a Political Choice Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef O. Fagbemi, has called for sweeping reforms to strengthen the enforcement of judgments delivered by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, warning that weak compliance mechanisms risk undermining regional justice

NEWS

Minority Lawmakers Protest Electoral Act Amendments, Walk Out of Committee of the Whole

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

Minority members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday staged a walkout during the Committee of the Whole consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, citing concerns over alterations to key provisions of the bill. Speaking on behalf of the caucus, the Minority Leader,Rep Kingsley Chinda, said that the the caucus discovered changes in […]

NEWS

NSCDC Busts Criminal Ring in Abuja, Arrests 10 Suspects in Vandalism, Kidnapping Crackdown

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dealt a major blow to criminal networks in Abuja and neighboring states, arresting ten suspects involved in vandalism, theft, and kidnapping, in a high-stakes operation by its elite Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) and Crack Squad. The arrests come under directives from NSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed […]

NEWS

Ramadan: Borno Distributes Palliatives to 300,000 Households

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has launched the distribution of Ramadan relief materials to 300,000 vulnerable households across the state’s 27 local government areas, in one of the largest social support interventions this year. The flag-off ceremony, held at Ramat Square in Maiduguri on Tuesday, marks the beginning of a statewide exercise aimed at […]