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[BREAKING] Boko Haram attack: NNPC suspends oil search in Chad Basin

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has suspended its exploration for crude oil in the Lake Chad Basinocatwd in parts of Borno State, following attacks on its workforce and some military personnel by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe

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Senate strips EFCC control of Financial Intelligence Unit as bill is passed

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, July 27, passed a bill to strip the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the power to control the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The bill sponsored by Chukwuka Utazi, the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District was passed by the Senate after the committee on anti-corruption and financial crimes […]

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Think contribution, by David Oyedepo

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

I have a charge, not an address, captioned: “Think Contribution.” If you don’t want to die in frustration, think contribution. If you want to make real mark in life, think contribution. You will never be remember for what you have, you will be remembered for what you add. Think contribution. Living for survival makes a […]

Constitution Review: Senate changes Nigeria Police Force to Nigerian Police

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Amidst agitations for constitutional amendment, the Nigerian Senate has voted in support for the change of name for the police. In a unanimously YES votes yesterday, the lawmakers asked that the agency’s name should be changed from The Nigeria Police Force to Nigerian Police. #ConstitutionReview Bill 15: The Nigeria Police Force to become Nigerian […]

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Senate Directs Foreign Affairs Minister To Submit Green Tree Agreement For Ratification

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The Senate on Thursday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately submit the Green Tree Agreement entered into between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Cameroonian Republic on June 12, 2006 for ratification. The Senate also called on the executive arm of government to come up with a clear policy on the protection […]

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Political leaders, traditional leaders must address challenges facing the North – NGF

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Political leaders and traditional rulers in the 19 Northern States have been charged to rise up and address the challenges affecting the region. The Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, gave the charge on Thursday ‎while declaring open the meeting of the 19 Northern Governors with the Council of Emirs and Chiefs […]