NEWS

Tinubu nominates 21 Board Members for NMDPRA, NUPRC, seeks Senate confirmation

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded two separate letters to the Senate seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). In the first

NEWS

NMDPRA Chief disowns statement on Dangote’s corruption allegations

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

The Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has disclaimed a statement purportedly issued by him in response to corruption allegations made by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. In a clarification issued on Tuesday, Engr. Ahmed said his attention had been drawn to […]

LEAD STORY 2

Breaking: Dangote moves against NMDPRA Chief in ICPC petition over alleged abuse of office

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has formally petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of corruption and financial misconduct against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Ahmed Farouk. In the petition dated December 16 and

EDUCATION

Dangote releases alleged details of NMDPRA Chief’s Children’s foreign education

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, has released what he described as specific details regarding the alleged foreign education expenses of the four children of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed. According to Dangote, the information relates to the children’s

FEATURES

Inside the Swiss Elite Schools Only the World’s Wealthiest Can Afford

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2025

When Aliko Dangote spoke of school fees running into millions of dollars, many Nigerians asked a simple question: Which secondary school costs that much? The answer lies not in exaggeration, but in a rarefied world far removed from ordinary classrooms—elite Swiss boarding schools built for royalty, billionaires, and future global power brokers. Two institutions stand […]

NEWS

ActionAid backs calls for probe of NMDPRA Chief over corruption claims

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2025

ActionAid Nigeria has joined growing demands for an investigation into the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed, describing the matter as one of urgent national and economic concern. In a statement issued by its Country Director, Dr. Andrew Mamedu, the organisation said allegations against the