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Edo Governor Okpebholo mandates loyalty to Tinubu

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

Enforces ‘Asiwaju Cap’ Rule at EXCO Meetings Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has issued a firm directive to members of his cabinet: demonstrate visible allegiance to President Bola Tinubu or face immediate consequences. At the swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed officials

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Makinde: PDP unfazed by defections

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

…. says Nigerians Support Multi-Party Democracy Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not worried about the recent defections of its members, insisting that Nigerians want a vibrant multi-party democracy, not a one-party system. Makinde stated this while addressing journalists after inaugurating the Transportation

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Nigeria Leads call for just, inclusive climate transition in Africa

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

Nigeria has renewed its call for African nations to unite under a comprehensive Climate Compact aimed at harmonising carbon markets, enhancing transparency, and amplifying the continent’s collective influence on the global climate stage. The call underscores Africa’s commitment to driving a just, inclusive, and sustainable transition that leaves no one behind. The appeal

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FG Launches Net Zero Nature Positive for Rehabilitation of Niger Delta’s Ecosystem

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

Nigeria has launched the Net Zero Nature Positive (NZNP), an initiative targeting the rehabilitation of ecosystems in the Niger Delta while supporting the country’s transition to a low-carbon future. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment and global partners, officially unveiled the project in Abuja on

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FG Declares Climate Change Central to Present Administration

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

The federal government on Tuesday declared that climate change is a central focus of the present administration. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, made this known at the launch of Subnational Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking of Nigeria’s states report held in Abuja. He said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is so passionate about […]

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UN Says Carbon Tax is Not Punitive but Instrument Aimed at Developing Positive Climate Action

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

The UN Climate Change Secretariat has said Nigerians need not be worried about Carbon Tax as being punitive, but rather should see it as an instrument which aims at developing positive behavior towards climate action. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the Validation Workshop on Operationalizing a Pilot Carbon Tax in Nigeria’s Telecommunications Sector, the […]