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Nigeria, nine other countries get hit as U.N. cuts 20% staff capacity

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2025

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has listed Nigeria and nine other countries to be affected as it will cut 20% of its staff due to a shortfall of $58 million. The U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher disclosed this as he briefed staff members after OCHA’s largest

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Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu dies at 74

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2025

Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He passed at the age of 74. Chukwu reportedly died earlier today, April 12, 2025. Details and circumstances of his death remained unclear as of the time of this publication In 2021, false reports of Chukwu’s death had circulated widely, prompting the legendary coach to refute the […]

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NDLEA destroys largest seizure of 1.6m kilogrammes illicit drugs seized in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilogrammes of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state. This stands as the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze in the annal of the anti-narcotics agency. A statement by the spokesman of the […]

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Senate President moves to build capacity for Senate Clerk, other officials for efficient performance

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2025

In a deliberate bid to build capacity for the Senate Clerk and other officials of clerks-at-the-table, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has encouraged refresher courses for such officials to bolster their performance levels for efficiency and effectiveness. The first to benefit from the initiative was the Clerk of the Senate, Mr Andrew Nwoba, who just […]

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Zulum Named UN SDGs Global Champion

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2025

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has been honoured as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Global Champion. This is another international recognition for his outstanding contributions to peacebuilding, humanitarian response and sustainable development in Northeast, Nigeria. The award was presented on Friday at the annual NGO Founders Global

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NASENI and Caverton Helicopters launches training of female staff on UAV

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2025

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Caverton Helicopters have commenced the second batch of training for 10 selected female engineers and scientists from NASENI system-wide in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) technology. The six-week training program, which kicked off on Monday 7th of April 2025 at Caverton’s training