BUSINESS

DP World Deepens Nigeria Push with TGI Logistics Partnership

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

DP World is expanding its Nigerian trade and logistics footprint, with Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group set to acquire a 43 per cent stake in its Nigerian logistics business, days after the global ports operator signed agreements for a $7 billion-plus deep-sea port and special economic

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FCT Exco approves completion of abandoned Utako General Hospital

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

….upgrade of FCT health facilities The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is has approved the immediate renovation, rehabilitation and upgrading of all general hospitals (14) in the territory, with new medical equipment, diagnostic facilities and theatre upgrades, while work is set to resume on the long-abandoned Utako General Hospital. The decisions

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Edo Special Court Sentences Four Kidnappers To Death By Hanging

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

Edo State Special Court set up by Governor Okpebholo to handle cult-related and kidnapping cases has delivered judgment in its first case by sentencing four suspected kidnappers to death by hanging over the kidnapping of one Precious Oseghale at Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City on June 14th, 2026. Justice T. A. Momodu […]

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Polaris Bank Takes Customer Service to “The Extra Mile”

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

Polaris Bank is set to join organisations around the world in celebrating the 2026 Customer Service Week, holding from October 5 to 9, under the theme, “The Extra Mile.”For Polaris Bank, the theme represents a continuation of its longstanding commitment to putting customers at the heart of its business and continually improving the quality of […]

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NSCDC Deploys 3,000 Personnel Across Abuja for Independence Anniversary

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

Commandant orders surveillance of malls, markets, motor parks, recreational centres, critical infrastructure. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, has deployed 3,000 personnel across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of intensified security arrangements for Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebrations.

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Shettima Woos Investors for Nigeria’s Green Energy Transition

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

…Nigeria needs $410bn additional investment to achieve net-zero pathway, says Presidency Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent policy reforms, stronger public-private partnerships and innovative risk-sharing mechanisms to attract domestic and foreign investment into Nigeria’s green infrastructure, saying the country requires about $410 billion in additional