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Anambra 2017: Yul Edochie picks DPC guber form

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie‎, has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms to vie for the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State, under the platform of the Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DPC). Yul, son of veteran thespian, Pete Edochie, stormed the national

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FG may adopt selective minimum wage increase –Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government may consider increasing workers’ remuneration package, especially bonuses of certain government agencies, instead of increasing wages across board. According to a transcript made available to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President

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Rodents Forced President Buhari To Work From Home – Garba Shehu

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari will work from home after rodents damaged his official office during a more than 100-day overseas medical absence, a presidential spokesman told AFP Tuesday. The rodents damaged furniture and air conditioning fittings in the president’s official Abuja office while he was in London receiving treatment, Senior Special Assistant to the President on

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Makarfi’s Leadership Fails To Reconcile Kwara PDP

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Moves by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reconcile the warring factions of the party in Kwara State failed yesterday. The failure of the national party to broker peace between the warring camps led by Iyiola Oyedepo and Sunday Fagbemi, manifested barely minutes after the stakeholders came out of the peace […]

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Netherlands explains why it no longer issues visas to Nigerians

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday explained why it no longer issues visas to Nigerians. The Embassy’s Charge d’ Affaires, Michel Deleen, said in Lagos that the Embassy had since 2013, swapped its visa issuance processes in Nigeria, with the French Consulate General in Lagos and the Embassy of […]

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Nigeria’s revenue shrinks by N184.2b

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Revenue shared by Nigeria’s Federal, states and local governments slumped to N467.8 billion in August, N184.2 billion less than the N652 billion shared in July. Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance said the shared amount was inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) of N80.53 billion. In the breakdown of revenue given by her representative, Permanent Secretary, […]