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Just in: House of Reps passes tax reform bills

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2025

The House of Representatives has passed the four tax reforms bills. The bills passed through the third reading on Tuesday after their consideration earlier last week Thursday. Recall that the House had a clause-by-clause consideration at the Committee of the Whole last Thursday after the House

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Wike discloses orchestrator of the political crisis in Rivers

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has accused the Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG), Dr. Tammy Danagogo, of orchestrating the main issue that plunged the state into  the ongoing political crisis. Wike who traced the genesis of the worsening, alleged that the SSG used his relation to influence the […]

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Natasha file contempt charges against Akpabio, Others

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2025

The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed contempt charges against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others over her six-month suspension without pay from the Senate. Others listed in the Form 48 contempt charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja and sighted on Thursday, include the Clerk of the

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Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $1.4m Linked to Emefiele, Ex-CBN Gov

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2025

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 (One Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Five United States Dollars, Fourteen cents)  linked to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The order […]

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Senator Natasha suspended without pay over sexual harassment allegation against Akpabio

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2025

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over an allegation of sexual harassment she leveled against the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio. The suspension followed a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, submitted to the Committee of the Whole, citing several

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Tinubu assures Nigerians of improved economy…signs historic N54.99trn budget

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2025

President Bola Tinubu announced on Friday in Abuja that a disciplined focus and diligence will be crucial for implementing the historic “2025 Budget of Restoration,” which he signed into law. The N54.99 trillion budget is based on projected revenues and aims to drive economic recovery and stability. The signing ceremony was attended by Senate President […]