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Unity of Nigeria is paramount, must not be toy with-Janathan

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to all Nigerians to see the unity of Nigeria as a paramount issue that must not be toyed with. Dr. Jonathan made the appeal on Monday while playing host to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Former Ministers’ Forum in Abuja, the

IBB calls for restructuring of Nigeria, advocates for state police

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida has called for a restructuring of Nigeria. General Babangida made this known in his Eid-el-fitri message to Nigerians. He also condemned the spate of hate speeches from different groups in the country. He said although the country has survived a lot of crisis in the past, restructuring can […]

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Boko Haram: Shettima orders digging of 27km trenches around UNIMAID

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima on Monday visited different scenes of Sunday night‎ multiple suicide bomb explosions at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). Shettima approved the immediate release of N50m for ongoing digging of trenches behind the University, which covers 27 kilometres, through which Boko Haram insurgents have been accessing the school in the dead

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Why there is scarcity of Nigerian passport – BPSR DG, Abah

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah has explained why there is scarcity of Nigerian passports. He said the development was caused by the increase in exchange rate of the naira to the dollar. Abah told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that dollar, which was formerly exchanging between N150 to N160, […]

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MTN TV Game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Suspended Indefinitely

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

After 13 years of enriching MTN-sponsored popular TV game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire will be going off air indefinitely. The suspension of the programme was announced on Sunday in a series of tweets on the show’s official Twitter page, @WWTBAM. Though details behind the indefinite suspension are still unclear, reports said the […]

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Customs generates N239.4bn in first quarter, 2017

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

The Nigerian Custom Service generated a total sum of N239.4bn in the first three months of this year, figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance have revealed. The amount is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja, showing the activities of the ministry of finance in […]