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BREAKING: FG releases details of Paris club payment to states (full details)

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The federal government has released a state-by-state breakdown of another tranche of refund amounting to N243.8 billion being over-deductions on Paris Club, London Club Loans. The minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the debt service deductions were in

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Penpushing anniversary lecture holds on Wednesday

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The maiden anniversary lecture of Penpushing comes up on Wednesday 19, July at Marque Event Centre,Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library,Abeokuta as venue. The Convener Mr. Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji  made this known to daily dispatch. Mr. Adedeji said‎,the topic of the lecture is Social Media: ‘Building Parameter for Trust to Achieve Political and National

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Britain Faces Economic ‘Wobble’ After Brexit – Report

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has already brought signs of a post-Brexit “wobble” in London’s economy, as growth in business activity slows and more people leave the city. The Centre for London think tank ìn a report said: “our new analysis points to a post-Brexit wobble with fewer Europeans coming here for work, […]

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Amosun pays N4.5bn deductions to workers

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has approved the total sum of N4.5 billion for the payment of cooperative deductions arrears to all categories of workers in the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday in Abeokuta by the Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Oshinowo. Giving a breakdown of the payments, Oshinowo said N3.4 billion […]

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Four Boko Haram militants surrender to Nigerian Army

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

A high-profile Boko Haram terrorist, Konto Fanami and three other repentant terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian Army on Monday. The Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman announced this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.  He said that the four repentant terrorists willingly surrendered themselves to 120 Task Force Battalion at Goniri in Borno. Usman […]

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Nigeria richest in Africa but has the most girls out of school, says Malala

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

Education activist Malala Yousafzai spent Tuesday visiting girls displaced by Boko Haram crisis in the northeast of Nigeria. In Maiduguri, she met with schoolchildren on a camp for displaced people and secondary school girls at Yerwa Government Girls School. “Nigeria is the richest country in Africa, but has more girls out of school than any […]