FEATURES

Uranium, Sovereignty and the Sahel’s New Chains

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou Sovereignty is not declared. It is exercised. And in today’s Niger, the uranium convoy rumbling toward Russia tells a story far removed from the revolutionary rhetoric echoing through Niamey. The now-infamous “Madmax Uranium Express,” carrying 1,000 tons of Nigerien uranium to

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“I don’t know my successor”, Zulum tells APC stakeholders in Borno

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has declared that he has no preferred successor and has not anointed any candidate ahead of the end of his tenure in May 2027. Zulum made the declaration on Sunday evening while addressing stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a meeting held at the Government House […]

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Nigeria, Italy set to strengthen bilateral ties, tackle migration, security challenges

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Nigeria and Italy have expressed renewed commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with a focus on addressing irregular migration, insecurity, counter-terrorism, and expanding economic cooperation. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this known in Abuja on Monday during a courtesy visit by the Italian Ambassador to

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Electoral Act review sparks debate over whose interests it serves

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

As Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly continues its review of the Electoral Act 2022, questions are emerging about the true purpose of the proposed amendments and whose interests they are designed to protect. The process, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, has drawn increasing attention from civil […]

BUSINESS

New Tax Laws boost workers’ take-home pay as PAYE deductions drop – Oyedele

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed that Nigerian workers are already seeing improved take-home pay following a reduction in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) deductions under the newly implemented tax regime. Oyedele made the disclosure in a post on X on Monday, citing feedback from employees who […]

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Tuggar holds strategic talks with Turkish counterpart in Ankara

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

Ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s State visit to Türkiye, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Amb Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, on Monday paid an official visit to Ankara where he held high-level talks with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The meeting, Tuggar’s first official visit to Türkiye, […]