NEWS

42% of Nigerian Schoolgirls Face Gender Violence

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

….FG, EU Move to Strengthen Justice for Abused Children Nearly one in every two female students in Nigeria experiences some form of gender-based violence during years in school, a disturbing trend that is fuelling school dropouts, inflicting lasting psychological trauma and denying

LEAD STORY 2

FG, Niger Launch Nigeria’s Biggest Solar-Powered Industrial Park in Landmark Energy Shift

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

Nigeria’s push to combine industrialisation with clean energy gathered momentum at the weekend as the Federal Government and the Niger State Government broke ground for what is set to become the country’s largest solar-powered industrial project and the biggest embedded renewable energy installation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project, spearheaded by Abuja Steel Mills

EDUCATION

Abuse, Violence Threaten Safety of Nigerian Schools as FG, EU Launch Fresh Crackdown

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

Schools across Nigeria, once regarded as safe spaces for learning and personal development, are increasingly becoming environments where children face abuse, exploitation and violence, prompting fresh intervention by the federal government and international partners to strengthen accountability and justice for survivors. Alarmed by the growing prevalence of school-related

BUSINESS

FG Targets Pension Funds, Capital Markets to Close Nigeria’s $2.3tn Infrastructure Gap

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

The Federal Government is intensifying efforts to unlock pension funds, Sukuk bonds, green financing, and other capital market instruments to tackle Nigeria’s massive $2.3 trillion infrastructure deficit, the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, has said. Speaking at the 2026 Infrastructure Dialogue in

NEWS

Xenophobia: Nigeria Tightens Diplomatic Pressure on South Africa Over Protests

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2026

Nigeria has stepped up diplomatic engagement with South Africa over renewed anti-foreigner demonstrations, pressing for stronger protections for its citizens and the urgent rollout of a bilateral mechanism aimed at detecting and defusing tensions before they spiral. The move followed the summoning of South Africa’s Acting High Commissioner to the Ministry of Foreign

NEWS

FG Cracks Down on Fake Ambassadors, Criminalises Unauthorised Use of Diplomatic Titles

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2026

The Federal Government has moved decisively to protect the sanctity of Nigeria’s diplomatic system, declaring the unauthorised use of ambassadorial titles a criminal offence punishable under the law. Raising alarm over what it described as a disturbing rise in impersonation and fraudulent conferment of diplomatic ranks, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,