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Reps Order 4 HoS Personnel To Refund N46m To Govt Coffers In 40 days ‎

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday ordered the Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, CSO, in the Office of the Head of Civil  Service to the Federation (OHoCSF), Mr Chaa Chinyeaka to cause 4 staff of the office to refund the sum of

Politics

PDP Crisis: Makarfi, Sheriff knows fate tomorrow

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday decide on the leadership tussle between the Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of justices presided by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, had on May 22 reserved judgment on the dispute. A statement from the […]

NEWS

Suleja flood: Senate mourns victims, observes a minute silence

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

The Senate on Tuesday observed a minute of silence to mourn victims of flood in parts of the country over the weekend following torrential downpour. More than 15 persons were feared killed in Tafa and Suleja Local Government Areas of Niger State after fierce flood ravaged several homes and farmlands. In Lekki and Victoria Island […]

NEWS

We want restructuring not secession – Niger Delta youth leaders

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Niger Delta youth leaders have joined the call for a restructuring of Nigeria, stating that the Federal Government must make critical decisions before 2019. They made the demand during a meeting convened by Moses Siasia, President of the Nigeria Young Professionals Association and former Bayelsa State governorship aspirant. They also insisted that the Niger Delta must be

BUSINESS

Change of name will not affect operations- Etisalat Nigeria assures customers

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd. (EMTS) trading as Etisalat Nigeria on Tuesday informed its customers that the change of brand name will not affect its operations. Mr Ibrahim Dikko, the Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, EMTS made this known in a statement. Dikko said that EMTS was aware of recent news reports regarding Etisalat […]

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Osinbajo approves 19 Judges for NICN

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Following the recommendation of the National Judicial Council NJC, Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 19 Judges for National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN). Director of of Information in the NJC, Soji Oye, in a statement gave the names of new judges as: Targema John Iorngee, Benue; Namtari Mahmood Abba, Adamawa; […]