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ODA Cuts: UN tasks Nigeria on embracing domestic, private sector funding

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

…says $17bn annual illicit financial flow loss would have made impact The United Nations has advised Nigeria to adopt an alternative model of funding to drive its economy, following the Official Development Assistance (ODA) cuts from major donors to poor and developing countries. The United

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Multi-Million dollar food company set to berth in Ogun

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

A Qatari-based dairy industry, Baladna, is set to establish a multi-million dollar food factory in Ogun State. Baladna is an agricultural company that raises livestock and produces dairy products. It is Qatar’s largest locally-owned food and dairy producer that supplies over 95 percent of the country’s fresh dairy products. The Head of Products and Solutions

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FG files new cybercrime charge against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

Following its unsuccessful attempt to detain Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on June 19, 2025, the Federal Government has intensified its legal pursuit by initiating a new case against her at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The fresh charge, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/195/25, was filed on May 22, 2025—just weeks after a similar charge (CR/297/25) was brought against […]

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Panic as gunmen attack Benue Links Bus, abduct passengers

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

Fear gripped commuters in Benue State on Sunday evening after armed men attacked a Benue Links commercial bus, robbing all occupants and abducting several passengers. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near Eke, along the Otukpo-Otukpa highway in Okpokwu Local Government Area. Eyewitness accounts say the vehicle, with registration number 14B-143BN, was ambushed while

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Katsina youths draw backlash over pro-Iran protest amid local crises

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

A group of young people in Katsina State has sparked controversy after staging a demonstration in support of Iran, during which they denounced former U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest, captured in a now-viral video shared on X (formerly Twitter), showed a crowd marching with a massive banner featuring […]

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Fidelity Bank uplifts old people’s home with essential items donation

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility with the donation of food and essential items to the Old People’s Home in Yaba, Lagos. The donation was made possible through the generosity of the bank’s Nexus Inductees Class, under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative known as the Fidelity Helping