NEWS

ECOWAS Promises Protection of Human Rights in West Africa

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has promised to further promote, respect and protect the human rights of citizens of the region. In an opening remark at the Regional Consultation of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa organised by the ECOWAS Commission,

NEWS

GBV: FG Asks Traditional Rulers to Speak Up

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2025

Insists Fight Against Scourge Cannot Be Left to Government Alone The Federal Government has called on traditional rulers across the nation to speak up against gender based violence, insisting that the fight against the scourge cannot be left for government and its agencies alone. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at a knowledge-enhancing session for traditional […]

NEWS

Nasarawa Govt commences planting on additional 3,500 hectares of rice farm

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2025

The Nasarawa State Government has commenced planting on an additional 3, 500 hectares of land for rice cultivation in Ayarkeke in Awe Local Government Area. Governor Abdullahi Sule, on Tuesday, joined the planters to start the new farming season, with his administration now extending the rice farm to 5, 500 hectares. Recall that during the […]

NEWS

UN Agency Gives USD 395,000 to 39 Land Restoration Projects Worldwide ‬‭

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2025

‭ In a decisive step to reverse land degradation, 39 land restoration projects ‬led by grassroots organisations have been awarded ‭USD 395,000  ‬through the inaugural Small Grants Programme of the G20 Global Land Initiative (GLI), a flagship initiative of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Drawn from 22 countries, the winning projects were

NEWS

Again we insist, no land allocated to Wike’s children in FCT

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2025

Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has insisted that no land has been allocated to any of the Minister’s children, saying that; “as usual, this sponsored blackmail has failed.” Olayinka, in a statement on Tuesday, said those seeking to

NEWS

ECOWAS Court Holds Validation Workshop for Law Reports

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2025

A validation workshop on the Draft Headnotes for the 2021-2024 Law Reports of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has opened in Abuja, Nigeria. The workshop which was opened on Monday, aims to ensure that the draft headnotes for the Court’s 2021–2024 judgments accurately reflect the legal issues, decisions, and reasoning, and are ready for final […]