NEWS

Lai Mohammed: I’m 100% Behind Tinubu Administration

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

Former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, says his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains unwavering, affirming that he is “100% behind this administration.” Mohammed made the statement on Friday while delivering the 15th convocation lecture

COLUMNS

We need to raise the bar in agriculture

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

By Nick Agule If the farms in Benue do not look like this, then we have not yet begun the journey toward true industrial agriculture. Farming that relies on bending down methods using human muscle is not agriculture in the true sense – it is merely subsistence, with only a small surplus trickling into the […]

NEWS

Fubara receives APC membership card, formalises defection from PDP

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has officially received his All Progressives Congress (APC) membership card, formalising his alignment with the ruling party following his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presentation of the membership card took place at the Government House in Port Harcourt, where the Rivers APC leadership led by

BUSINESS

Dangote Refinery cuts petrol gantry price 16% to ₦699/litre

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

The Dangote Refinery has announced another sharp reduction in its petrol gantry price, cutting the rate by 15.58% from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre, effective December 11, 2025. The latest adjustment marks about the 20th price review this year, reinforcing the refinery’s aggressive pricing strategy as the festive travel season intensifies across Nigeria. According to […]

NEWS

Supreme Court Nullifies Tinubu’s Commutation of Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

The Supreme Court has overturned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to commute the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, ruling that the executive acted outside its constitutional powers by granting clemency while her case was still undergoing judicial review. In a split decision of 4–1, the apex court on Friday affirmed the death sentence earlier handed down […]

NEWS

NIS announces likely interruptions in digital passport platform due to maintenance

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the maintenance of its Passport Digital Platform which may lead temporary interruptions in some passport services. The maintenance which would be for some hours between December 12 and 16, according to a signed statement by the spokesman of NIS, Akinsola Akinlabi is to enhance system performance and overall […]