INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Hurricane Irma damages Miami’s airport

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Miami International Airport has been closed for business after hurricane Irma caused “significant water damage” as the storm hit Florida on Sunday. The airport was shut down on Monday but flights had been grounded since Saturday, in advance of the hurricane. The terminal had remained opened for

TOP STORIES

Days of over-relying on the FG for survival over-Osinbajo tells States, LGs

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has advised states and local government areas to urgently harness their untapped resources for greater economic development, as days of over-relying on the Federal Government for survival were gone for good. Osinbajo also urged the two tiers of government to support the Federal Government in building a strong and diversified economy […]

Politics

Ekiti 2018: Fayose’s tyrannical, dictatorial act in PDP unacceptable – Falegan

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

A chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP in Ekiti State, Hon. Opeyemi Falegan says, the unguided and carefree tyrannical and dictatorship tendencies of the state Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, will be resisted in 2018 governorship election. He said the act of playing smartness and displaying of illogical arrogance to the disadvantage of the party […]

NEWS

Senate, senators’ wives mourn late Mrs Nnaji

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

The Senate has commiserated with one of its members, Senator Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East, PDP) over the death of his wife, Ann. In a statement by its Spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate expressed sadness over the death their colleague’s wife describing her as a pillar of support and a prayer warrior “always standing […]

BUSINESS

Global Market- Oil rises to $56

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

The U.S. dollar won a reprieve from risk aversion on Monday after North Korean Kim Jong Un held a party over the weekend rather than launch another missile, tempering safe havens such as the yen and Treasuries. In commodity markets, gold softened 0.7 per cent to 1,337.81 dollars an ounce and away from a one-year […]

NEWS

NDDC will support Ikom NOUN Study Centre – Ndoma-Egba

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Study Centre in Ikom, Cross River State, has solicited the support of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to enable it move to a permanent site, in line with the NOUN’s policy for establishing a Community Study Centre. A statement released by Mrs. Clara Braide, the Special Assistant […]