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Maitama Sule: We lost diplomat of international ‎repute- Atiku

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, in Kano, said that Nigeria had lost a diplomat of international repute with the death of an elder statesman Maitama Sule. ‎Abubakar, who made this remark when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State,  stressed that

NEWS

Conference to end farmers/herdsmen conflict

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

On Wednesday last week the federal government inaugurated the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) on the National Conference for Livestock Development. The conference is designed to provide a lasting solution to the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen in different parts of the country. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Chief Audu Ogbe, who

EDUCATION

NANS warns against increment of tuition fees in tertiary institutions

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The National Association of Nigerian Students has warned proprietors of tertiary institutions against increasing tuition fees in their schools, saying doing so will further heat up the country. The National President of NANS, Comrade Kadiri Aruna, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Monday that the increment of tuition fees had the capacity […]

BUSINESS

CBN Pledges To Combat Money Laundering, Ensure Sound Financial System

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has taken necessary steps to ensure that the Nigerian banking sector is not used to launder money in or out of the country or for any other form of illegal activities. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this on Monday in Abuja at the opening ceremony […]

TOP STORIES

Mokwa-Jebba bridge attracts Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday visited the collapsed Mokwa-Jebba Bridge in Niger State for on-the-spot assessment of the damage where he promised that the bridge would be repair within two weeks. He was accompanied by Niger State Governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. Osinbajo said […]

Politics

Ize-Iyamu congratulates Obaseki over Supreme Court verdict

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2016 Governorship election in Edo, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has congratulated the State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on his victory at the Supreme Court on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ize-Iyamu congratulated Obaseki in a statement personally signed by him. He said, […]