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Push for Justice Reform Gains Momentum as AGF Backs Practical Legal Training for Young Lawyers

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

Nigeria’s drive to strengthen its criminal justice system received a fresh boost on Thursday as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, threw his weight behind practical legal training as a catalyst for reform, urging emerging lawyers to take ownership of

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Nigeria Unveils $1bn Forest Rescue Plan to Combat Climate Crisis, Halt Rapid Deforestation

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

Nigeria has launched an ambitious $1 billion forest recovery initiative, signaling one of its most decisive moves yet to confront deforestation, climate change, and the growing threat to livelihoods tied to its shrinking natural resources. The plan, unveiled in Abuja at the National Validation Workshop of Nigeria’s Country Package titled “Securing Nigeria’s Forest Future

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Kwibuka 32: Rwanda Sounds Alarm on Evolving Genocide Ideology, Demands Global Accountability

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

Rwanda has issued a powerful warning to the world as it marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, cautioning that the dangerous ideologies that fueled the mass killings have not disappeared—but are mutating in more sophisticated and far-reaching ways. Speaking at a solemn commemoration in Abuja, the Rwandan High Commissioner to […]

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ADC Chairman Nafiu Bala Gombe, Abejide Rally Support for INEC, Hail Electoral Integrity

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala Gombe, alongside the party’s National Leader, Rt Hon Leke Joseph Abejide, on Thursday led a delegation of party supporters and faithful to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, where they declared support for the commission and its leadership. The […]

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CSO Coalition to Host International Conference on Ajaokuta Steel Revival

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

A coalition of civil society organisations has announced plans to convene an international conference focused on the future of the long-abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Company, in what it describes as a critical moment for Nigeria’s industrial development. The virtual conference, organised by the CSO Coalition for the Revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company, is scheduled for April […]

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Another Media Honour To DSS DG

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

Barely five months after the International Press Institute (IPI), honoured the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS DG), Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, with an Award for Championing Press Freedom, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has again adjudged him Friend of The Media BON made its position known at the Nigeria Broadcasting Awards Night […]