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Minister who “forged” certificates resigns

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has resigned. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement late Tuesday. Nnaji is in the eye of the storm over his academic qualifications. Following investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, the University of Nigeria,

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Zulum inaugurates housing complex for teachers in Mafa

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

The governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum has inaugurated a 72-unit housing complex, comprising two and three-bedroom apartments, for teachers in Mafa Local Government Area of the state. The project is part of the efforts by the administration of Zulum to address the critical shortage of teachers’ accommodations and improve welfare in the education

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IPCR, KAICIID, NIALS Set To Tackle Herdsmen-Farmer Clashes at Policy Review Meeting in Abuja

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), in collaboration with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue KAICIID and the Nigerian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), has joined forces to address Nigeria’s escalating tensions between farming and pastoralist communities. At the First Quarter Policy

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Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and the Revolution of Illusions

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

Three years after taking power, Traoré’s populist showmanship and defiant rhetoric mask a grim reality of insecurity, poverty, and political isolation — far from the Sankarist revival he promises.By Oumarou Sanou Three years after seizing power, Burkina Faso’s strongman, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, continues to project himself as the torchbearer of a new African revolution —

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Nigeria Asks for Fairness, Inclusivity in Position Sharing Among ECOWAS States

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

Nigeria has asked for fairness and inclusivity in sharing positions among member states of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu gave this advice on Tuesday in Abuja to the Economic Community of West African States Adhoc Committee on rotation of statutory positions, stating

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Nigeria Requests Evacuation of Jailed Pastor Egbaji from Benin Republic Over Deteriorating Health

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2025

Nigeria has expressed concern over the failing health of one of its national, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, currently facing trial in neighbouring, Republic of Benin. Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from Cross River State, has for about two years been detained in a hospital in Cotonou, the Beninese capital under dehumanising conditions while his health is […]