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Tinubu orders security agencies to hunt down perpetrators of Kasuwan Daji attack

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the military, the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to track down and arrest those responsible for the recent terrorist attack on Kasuwan Daji community in Niger State. In a directive issued on Sunday, the President

BUSINESS

House releases certified copies of four Tax Reform Acts amid transparency concerns

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

The House of Representatives has released the certified copies of four landmark tax reform Acts recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following public concerns over the circulation of conflicting and unauthorised versions of the legislations. The move, directed by Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, in collaboration with Senate President […]

BUSINESS

Nigerian Tax Acts 2025: Benefits Beyond The Rhetorics – Joseph Tegbe

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms have been widely mischaracterised as revenue tricks, mostly through epistemic closure and motivated reasoning, solely focusing on revenue figures, tax rates, and who pays what. These debates often miss the larger and far more consequential point of the reforms which are primarily about fixing a broken fiscal architecture, and laying the […]

HEALTH

NCoS dismisses claims of prisons as TB hotbeds

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

… Reaffirms Strong Disease Control Measures The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has rejected claims that custodial centres across the country have become “hotbeds” for tuberculosis (TB), describing such assertions as misleading, alarmist, and unsupported by verified data. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the Service spokesperson, Jane Osuji faulted a

NEWS

US invasion of Venezuela: ECOWAS urges restraint, backs dialogue

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed concern over the recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, calling on all parties to exercise restraint and respect international law. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, ECOWAS acknowledged the right of states to combat international crimes such as terrorism and drug […]

NEWS

NDLEA intercepts drugs hidden in coffee sachets

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

…Detains 22 Indians Over Cocaine Shipment The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting illicit substances concealed in coffee sachets and arresting 22 Indian nationals linked to a large cocaine seizure at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Operatives of the agency intercepted