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House of Reps holds closed-door meeting with Finance Minister, FIRS Chair over unpaid contractor debts

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The House of Representatives on Tuesday entered a closed-door session with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, to address the growing controversy surrounding delayed

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Niger Republic introduces strict inspections on goods from Nigeria amid rising regional tensions

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Republic of Niger has implemented systematic inspections on all goods entering its territory from Nigeria, with particular focus on consignments classified as “miscellaneous” items. The new directive, enforced across all official entry points, requires thorough checks before any transit processing can be completed. According to regional security and trade sources, the

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Touray commends Nigeria’s role in thwarting Benin Military takeover

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday applauded Nigeria’s role in quashing the attempted coup in Benin Republic. Speaking at the opening of the 55th Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level in Abuja, the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray decried that […]

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Breaking: Senate approves president Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin Republic

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a peacekeeping mission aimed at safeguarding stability in the sub-region. The approval, which was granted expeditiously during plenary, is in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Part 2 of the Constitution of the […]

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Benin’s failed coup: Russian shadows, weaponised disinformation, and a warning to West Africa

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

•How pro-Russian, coup supporting “activists” were exposed, discredited •Why Nigeria, ECOWAS deployed troops •Waning democratic governance, a threat to West Africa By Oumarou Sanou Shortly after dawn on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Benin’s usually calm capital, Cotonou, woke to the crackle of gunfire. A small group of mutinous soldiers launched a coordinated assault on

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Tinubu seeks Senate approval to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin Republic

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to authorise the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a broader regional security effort aimed at stabilising West Africa. The request was conveyed in a formal letter addressed to the upper chamber and read aloud by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s […]