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2026 Budget designed to strengthen Tinubu’s reform agenda — Information Minister

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2026

The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris. Says 2026 budget is a well-planned instrument to solidify the gains of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform agenda. According to the Minister, the last 31 months have been a period of difficult but necessary change, beginning

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A Defining Moment for Nigeria: Why Staying the Course Matters

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about the price of food, about security in our communities, and about the direction in which our country is headed. It is the duty of […]

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FG denies plan to target opposition

Daily Dispatch December 30, 2025

…Labels Alleged “ADP4VIP” Programme Fake The Federal Government has dismissed as false and misleading a document circulating online alleging a plot to arrest, detain and prosecute opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the document—which

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FG graduates over 7,000 forest guards, begins immediate deployment

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2025

The Federal Government has graduated over 7,000 newly recruited Forest Guards for immediate deployment across seven frontline states, as part of efforts to reclaim Nigeria’s forests from terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and other criminal elements. The graduation followed the successful completion of an intensive three-month training programme under the Presidential Forest

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U. S. Strikes: Terror camps targeted were staging grounds for attacks on Nigeria, says FG

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed that joint precision strike operations carried out with the United States military successfully targeted and neutralised Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State. In a statement on Friday, the government said the operation was conducted against two major ISIS locations within the Bauni forest axis of Tangaza

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Tinubu vows to hunt down enemies of the state, honours late Governor Audu

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed that restoring peace, strengthening national security, and expanding economic opportunity remain the top priorities of his administration. Representing the President at the memorial of former Kogi State Governor, Prince Abubakar Audu in Lokoja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated