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Senate Confirms Yakubu Mahmood, Fani-Kayode, Ibas, 61 Others as Ambassadors

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

The Senate has approved the appointment of 64 ambassadorial nominees, including the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood; former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; and former Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ekwe

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Twitter ban was a hard call, says Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria as one of the most difficult decisions he made during his time in office. The Federal Government had, in June 2021, announced an “indefinite” suspension of the microblogging platform—now known as X—accusing it of being used in ways capable […]

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GMOs: Environmental Advocates Warn of Risk in Food Culture, Public Health

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

Environmental advocates have warned that shifting weather patterns, corporate dominance and weak regulatory structures are placing the country’s food culture and public health at risk. According to climate and extractive governance expert, Olamide Martins of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), the effects of climate change on agriculture are

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Akpabio, US Envoy Hold Talks To Strengthen Nigeria – US Relations.

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills Jnr held talks on Wednesday to strengthen the relations between the two countries. The talks were held when the US Envoy paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja, where […]

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Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel after diplomatic engagement

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The release came shortly after a Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, concluded engagements with the Burkinabè authorities in Ouagadougou,

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Tuggar delivers President Tinubu’s message of solidarity, fraternity to Burkina Faso President

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, on Wednesday delivered a message of solidarity and fraternity from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the President of Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, as both countries explored ways to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation. Tuggar conveyed the message on Wednesday during an audience with President