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N283m padded exam budget, Obaseki orders investigation

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has vowed to unmask the people behind the sum of two hundred and eighty million naira (N283 million) padded into the budget for the conduct of first school leaving certificate examination in the state just as he has ordered full scale investigation to the

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Nigeria Police Group Life Assurance Scheme doles out N12.8m

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

A whopping sum of twelve million, eight hundred and one thousand nine hundred and seventy nine naira (N12, 801,979.00) has been paid to ten families of the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force who died in the line of duty under the Nigeria Police Group Life Assurance Scheme. The presentation of the cheque […]

Catholic Church Releases Names of 13 dead, 23 injured in Ozubulu attack

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

The Nnewi Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has released the names of the parishioners who were killed and injured the massacre which took place at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday, August 6, 2017. Bishop of Nnewi, Most Reverend Hilary Paul Odili Okeke in a statement on […]

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Nigeria approves spending plan, lowers 2018 GDP forecast – Budget minister

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Nigeria’s government approved its medium-term expenditure framework for 2018-2020 on Wednesday, and revised its growth forecast for next year downwards, its budget minister said. Udoma Udo Udoma, minister for budget and national planing said after a cabinet meeting that the government had approved “a slightly different” growth trajectory of 3.5 percent

SERAP: N11trn electricity fund was ‘squandered’ under Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says N11 trillion electricity fund was squandered by the administrations of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan. The former presidents were in charge of the country between 1999 and 2015. In a report titled ‘From darkness to darkness: How Nigerians are paying the price

Breaking: N30t leakages: Senate panel meets CEOs behind closed door

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport has met with the Chief Executive Officers of companies accused of shortchanging the country through various import infractions on Wednesday. This is coming less than a week after the Senate issued the threat to arrest some of them who failed to show up […]