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ADC Rejects Increase in Salaries of Political Office Holders

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

…Party Says Nigerians Need Pay-Rise, Not Politicians. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised strong objections to the proposed salary increases for Nigeria’s political office holders, describing the move as tone-deaf and an affront to the struggling Nigeria people. The proposed

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Wike unveils 198km water pipeline project in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

The FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike, has flagged off Lot 1 of a 198km water pipeline project to provide potable water to residents in the Bwari Area Council and its surrounding communities. Wike, who spoke at the project unveiling on Wednesday, said President Bola Tinubu had fulfilled his promise to provide pipe-borne water to residents of […]

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Chinese Ambassador Warns Compatriots Against Illegal Mining in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

The Chinese government has cautioned its nationals living in Nigeria against engaging in illegal activities, including mining. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, gave the warning in an interview after he led a delegation of Chinese Embassy officials in Nigeria on a courtesy call to the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in […]

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Nigeria loses Consular General in Buea, Cameroon

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the sudden demise of Ambassador Taofik Obasanjo Coker, the Consul General of Nigeria in Buea, Republic of Cameroon, who unfortunately passed on after a brief illness on Saturday, 16th August 2025. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, Ambassador Coker was a hardworking […]

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Stakeholders Raise Alarm Over Industrial Animal Farming in Nigeria, Urge Caution on $2.5bn JBS Investment

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

Concerned stakeholders in the agriculture, environmental, and public health sectors have cautioned Nigeria against rushing into large-scale industrial animal farming investments without critically assessing their long-term implications. This call was made during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Implications of Industrial Animal Farming in Nigeria, held in Abuja, where

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Irregular Migration: 7000 Nigerians Stranded in Libya, Says NIDCOM

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

The Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has disclosed that about 7000 Nigerian immigrants are stranded in Libya. She made the disclosure at the official launch of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), strategic plan for Nigeria, 2025-2027, in Abuja. Speaking on Tuesday evening, Dabiri-Etewa said: “As we speak 7000