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The Rise of the Naira and the Fall of Common Sense

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2025

By Mogaji Wole Arisekola. Today, the Naira–Dollar exchange rate has fallen to ₦1,450 per dollar—the lowest level since June 2024. My inbox has been flooded with questions: “Mogaji, why is the dollar crashing?” But let’s be clear: the dollar isn’t crashing. It’s the Naira that is finally

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Polaris Bank Wraps Up 2025 Customer Service Week with Renewed Commitment to Customer Satisfaction

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2025

Polaris Bank has restated its dedication to delivering exceptional customer experience as it successfully concluded activities marking the 2025 edition of Customer Service Week themed “Mission: Possible.” The week-long celebration, which ran from Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 10, was filled with engaging customer appreciation activities and staff recognition

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Dabiri-Erewa: 2024 Diaspora Summit Brings N673M+ Investments to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2025

Nigeria gained over N673 million worth in Diaspora Investment Deals in 2024 through the efforts of the the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit, the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa Dabiri-Erewa, who briefed the media ahead of the NDIS 2025 Summit, also said the summit supported Nigeria’s local economy – contributing over ₦500

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FIRS, Customs, NUPRC Must Remit All Revenues to Federation Account – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2025

In a landmark move to boost transparency and strengthen Nigeria’s economy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has abolished the long-standing practice where revenue-generating agencies like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) withheld huge sums as their “cost of collection.”

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Fidelity Bank Set to Disburse NCGC N5bn Credit Guarantee Facility to Boost MSME Financing

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2025

Tier one Lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced its readiness to begin the disbursement of funds under the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) N5 billion Credit Intervention Scheme. The initiative is designed to expand access to finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as well as businesses owned by women and youths across Nigeria. […]

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Governor Sule high lights inroads in mining, agriculture, others at Nigerian Economic Summit

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2025

…restates call to diversify economy Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has highlighted the gains recorded by his administration in the areas of mining, agriculture, education and human capital development. Governor Sule spoke as a panelist during a joint session of the United Nations World Food Programme and the African Development Bank organised on the […]