BUSINESS

Tinubu Approves 15% Import Duty on Petrol and Diesel to Protect Local Refineries, Stabilise Market

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria — a move the Presidency says is aimed at protecting local refineries, stabilising the downstream market, and advancing the administration’s ongoing energy sector

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Ogun remains Nigeria’s most dynamic industrial belt – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2025

…acknowledges Coleman Industries’ contribution to national development President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Ogun State’s position as Nigeria’s leading industrial hub, describing it as the most dynamic industrial belt powering the nation’s economic growth. The President stated this on Wednesday at the commissioning of Phase Two of the Fibre Optic Factory of Coleman

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Tinubu approves revised presidential clemency list

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2025

…. Orders Justice Ministry Oversight President Bola Tinubu has formally exercised his constitutional prerogative of mercy by signing instruments granting pardon and clemency to selected individuals convicted of various offences. Following consultations with the Council of State and in response to widespread public concerns, the President ordered a comprehensive

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The Kano Model: How Faith Leaders Can Fight Disinformation in Nigeria and West Africa

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu In an era where falsehoods outpace truth, Nigeria and its Sahel neighbours find themselves on a perilous digital battleground. Disinformation threatens democracy, national security, and social harmony across West Africa. False narratives, amplified by social media and coordinated networks with ties to external powers, undermine elections, stoke ethnic

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Tinubu’s Pardon And The Fight Against Crime

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Kazeem AkintundeThe Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), gave a soft landing to his boss, President Bola Tinubu last week Thursday, when he stated that the 175 names on the list of those granted presidential pardon is still open for review.The process, according to the number one law officer of the federation, […]

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Emergency Rule: Fubara hits back at Tinubu cancels ₦134 Billion Secretariat Contract, Demands ₦20 Billion Refund

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2025

The Rivers State Executive Council has terminated the ₦134 billion contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the renovation, retrofitting, and furnishing of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex. Additionally, the council has mandated the immediate return of the ₦20 billion mobilisation fee previously paid to the contractor. This