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Tinubu seeks Reps’ nod for ₦43.56trn re-enacted budget to end multiple spending cycles

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the release of ₦43.56 trillion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation through the Appropriation (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024–2025, as part of efforts to halt the practice of operating overlapping

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Farouk Ahmed defends integrity amid education funding allegations

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has issued a detailed public statement responding to allegations concerning the financing of his children’s education abroad, describing the claims as misleading and timed to undermine ongoing regulatory reforms. In the statement titled “A

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Breaking: Dangote moves against NMDPRA Chief in ICPC petition over alleged abuse of office

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has formally petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of corruption and financial misconduct against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Ahmed Farouk. In the petition dated December 16 and

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Dangote Petitions ICPC Over Allegations Against NMDPRA Chief

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

Billionaire industrialist and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has submitted a formal petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Ahmed Farouk. The petition, it was gathered, borders on allegations

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Buhari book reveals failed plot by aides to impose Ahmad Lawan as APC Presidential Candidate using fake orders

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

A newly launched biography of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari has exposed a dramatic attempt by influential aides to manipulate the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries by forging presidential directives to install then-Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the party’s consensus candidate. The revelations come From Soldier to Statesman:

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Dangote levels corruption allegations against NMDPRA Boss

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2025

…alleges $5m spent on children’s Swiss education Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has accused the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, of corruption, alleging that the regulator spent millions of dollars on his children’s education abroad. Dangote claimed