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Northern Elders Forum Launches 2-Day Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialisation Summit 2025

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2025

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has commenced its maiden Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialisation Summit 2025 in Abuja, a two-day event themed “Unlocking Strategic Opportunities in Mining, Agriculture, and Power (MAP 2025).” The summit brings together a wide array of stakeholders

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Tinubu’s Tax Reforms, Abbas Predicts Fivefold Growth in National Budget

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2025

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has projected that President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform agenda will dramatically expand Nigeria’s revenue base and increase the national budget to as much as five times its present size. Abbas made the remarks in Abuja at an interactive session with young Nigerians, tagged “An Evening with 004”, […]

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Niger Delta Communities issue ultimatum to Conoil to pay 3% OPEX fund, others

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2025

Niger Delta Communities have issued an ultimatum to the Conoil Producing Ltd to comply with the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 in respect of host communities or get its operations in the area disrupted. The host communities in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Ondo states at the weekend vowed to disrupt activities of […]

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PENGASSAN Strike Grounds NNPC, NUPRC, NMDPRA Operations

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2025

The nationwide strike declared by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Monday has crippled activities at major oil and gas regulatory agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum

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Nigeria to receive $500m for broadband expansion, $250m for health security from World Bank

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2025

The World Bank is expected to approve two loans totalling $750 million for Nigeria on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, according to documents published on its website. The funds are earmarked for health security and climate-resilient digital infrastructure. The package includes $500 million for the Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth in Nigeria (BRIDGE)

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Dangote Refinery Resumes Petrol Sales in Naira

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2025

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has announced that it has restarted the sale of petrol in naira. The development was conveyed in a memo issued to marketers, stating:“Following the intervention of the Chairman of the Naira-for-Crude Technical Committee, we are pleased to notify you that PMS sales in naira have resumed with immediate effect.“You may […]