BUSINESS

Nigeria begins registration of yam farmers for export

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria says it has commenced the registration of its members in the 36 states of the federation to facilitate the yam export programme. The Acting President of the association, Prof. Simon Irtwange, on Wednesday in Abuja said the

NEWS

Intellectual Theft : Lai Mohammed Threatens Legal Action Against PMAN

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has threatened legal action against the Performing Musician Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) for accusing him of plagiarism and intellectual property theft. PMAN had alleged that Alhaji Lai Mohammed’s creative summit on financing the creative industry which he recently hosted is part of a proposal by […]

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Military needs more troops to combat insurgency – CSOs

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Coalition of Civil Society Monitoring Groups on Insurgency in the North-East have said the Nigerian military needs more troops to ensure effective performance. They also called for improved recruitment into the various security forces in the country. The group made the call in Abuja on Wednesday at a news conference that a request to […]

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N30t fraud: Senate threatens to arrest Mike Adenuga, 15 other companies

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Senate has threatened to issue warrant for the arrest of Chief Executive Officer of Globacom and other firms that failed to honour its invitation over alleged complicity in N30 trillion revenue leakage. The Senate gave the 16 companies that failed to appear before its committee a deadline of Thursday to honour the invitation or […]

BUSINESS

Trading Rebounds, As DangCem Pushes NSE Index Up 2.5%

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Nigerian equities market witnessed bearish activities at the close of trade yesterday, as the All Share Index (ASI), appreciated 2.5 per cent to close at 36,720.62 points while year-to-date gain improved to 36.6 percent. In the same vein, market capitalisation increased by N302.1 billion to close at N12.7 trillion. Tuesday’s positive performance was bolstered […]

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Fulani Herdsmen Meet To Resolve Cases Of Cattle Rustling, Kidnapping

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Hundreds of Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday assembled in Minna, the Niger State capital, to find a solution to the incessant cases of cattle rustling and kidnapping in most parts of the country for which the ethnic nationality has been accused of being culpable. The meeting held under the aegis of the Miyetti Allah Kaisal Hore […]