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Ninth TICAD Summit Set for August in Yokohama

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2025

The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) will take place from Wednesday, August 20 to Friday, August 22, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan. Launched in 1993 by the Japanese government, TICAD serves as a leading forum for dialogue and collaboration on Africa’s

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Dangote Cement Creates 50 Agric Entrepreneurs

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2025

Determined to support the governments in its food security effort, the Dangote Cement Plc has launched a Farmers Empowerment Programme in Benue State. The initiative is aimed at enabling 50 farmers to produce subsistence and cash crops in commercial quantity from Benue State, considered to be the food basket of the nation. The programme is […]

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Chinese Embroidery Firms Partner with Nigerian Initiative to Boost Youth Empowerment in Fashion Industry

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2025

Nigeria’s creative industry received a significant boost on Wednesday with the launch of a youth-centered initiative aimed at establishing sustainable, fashion-driven businesses across the country. The programme, unveiled in Abuja under the theme “Stitching the Future: Building Sustainable Embroidery Businesses in Africa,” is spearheaded by Embroidery Chief in

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NNPCL Posts ₦1.054 Trillion Profit in May 2025, Up by Over 40%

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced a post-tax profit of ₦1.054 trillion for May 2025 — a notable 40.37% rise from the ₦748 billion reported in April. This was disclosed in the company’s latest Monthly Report Summary released on Tuesday. The report also showed that NNPCL generated ₦6.008 trillion in revenue for […]

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All Hail Tinubu: Nigeria Steps Boldly Into a New Tax Era

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2025

  By Ayo Mojoyin When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sat behind the polished mahogany desk at the Presidential Villa last week, flanked by key economic advisers and lawmakers, he was not merely signing papers. He was authoring what many now describe as Nigeria’s most ambitious tax transformation since independence. The four new tax reform bills […]

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Partnership with China is Gradually Positioning Nigeria as Economic Gateway to Africa- Chinese Envoy

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2025

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said that the partnership between China and Nigeria is positioning the West African nation as a critical economic gateway for Africa. Speaking at a seminar on “Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Achieve the Ten Partnership Actions in an All-Weather China-Africa Community with a Shared Future,” Ambassador