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ECOWAS Moves to Tear Down Trade Barriers Along Abidjan-Lagos Corridor

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has intensified efforts to dismantle persistent barriers to cross-border trade and movement, bringing Ghana, Togo and Benin together in a high-level push to make one of West Africa’s busiest economic corridors faster, safer and more

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U.S. Targets Nigeria’s Livestock Sector in Fresh Trade Push

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

The United States has launched a fresh drive to deepen agricultural trade and investment with Nigeria, deploying American expertise, technology and private-sector partnerships to unlock opportunities in the country’s livestock industry. The initiative, unveiled under the Freedom 250 programme of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, signals a renewed push by Washington to expand

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Nigeria Risks Missing China’s $18bn Export Window, Experts Warn

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

Nigeria risks squandering a potentially transformative opening in the Chinese market unless it urgently fixes its production, processing and export capacity, stakeholders warned on Friday as China’s new zero-tariff regime opened a fresh $18 billion trade window between both countries. The warning came against the backdrop of China’s decision to remove tariffs on imports

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Nestlé, FG Launch Nationwide Campaign Against Unsafe Water

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

The Federal Government and Nestlé Nigeria Plc have launched a nationwide water quality advocacy campaign aimed at tackling unsafe drinking water and taking water safety education directly to communities across the country. The initiative, being implemented in collaboration with the Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (OPS-WASH), seeks to shift

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Tinubu Urges Peaceful Osun Election, Orders Security Agencies to Protect Voters

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. The election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with 15 candidates vying for the governorship seat. Among the leading contenders are incumbent Governor

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IPCR Warns: Let Ballot, Not Violence, Decide Osun Election

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has warned political actors in Osun State against allowing violence, intimidation and inflammatory rhetoric to overshadow Saturday’s governorship election, urging all stakeholders to ensure that the ballot, rather than coercion, determines the choice of the people. The warning came on Friday, less than 24 hours before