NEWS

NAPTIP calls for unified national response to rising violent crime

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr. Binta Bello has called for a coordinated national effort to confront the growing wave of violent crime across the country. She made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday at the High-Level Policy

BUSINESS

When Market Gains Don’t Reach Consumers: The Need for Accountability in Fuel Pricing

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

By Nick Agule In September 2024, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) published a pricing template for the Dangote Refinery, with the estimated pump price set at N950 in Lagos. This template was built on two key assumptions: a crude oil price of $71.61 per barrel and an exchange rate of N1,637.59 per dollar. […]

NEWS

IPI Names DSS Director-General as ‘Friend of the Media’

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

The International Press Institute (IPI) has formally recognised the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), as a “Friend of the Media”, honouring him for what the organisation described as his consistent support for press freedom and constructive engagement with journalists. The announcement was made during an IPI event where the institute highlighted

NEWS

U.S. experts urge Congress to press Nigeria on ending sharia enforcement and hisbah operations

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

U.S. lawmakers were urged on Tuesday to push the Nigerian government to abolish Sharia law in the 12 northern states where it operates and to dismantle Hisbah religious-police commissions, amid growing concerns that these structures are deepening anti-Christian violence and enabling extremist influence. Speaking before a joint briefing of the House Appropriations and

LEAD STORY 2

U.S. Lawmakers outline tough measures, expanded aid in response to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

U.S. lawmakers are calling for a sweeping set of measures aimed at addressing the worsening humanitarian and security crisis in Nigeria, following a joint congressional briefing focused on religious persecution, mass displacement, and escalating violence across several regions of the country. At the hearing, members of Congress pushed for both stronger U.S. action and

EDUCATION

Just In: Fubara approves recall of 1,000 teachers recruited in 2023

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the recall of 1,000 teachers who were recruited in 2023 for deployment across public schools in the state. The development was announced on Tuesday in a public statement issued by the Chairman of the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board (RSUBEB), Sam Ogeh. According to Ogeh, the governor’s […]