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Photos: Osinbajo briefs Buhari

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met President Muhammadu Buhari today behind closed doors to give him full briefing on his stewardship since the President handed over the reins of office to him on 7 May. Osinbajo, who received the President on arrival from London on Saturday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe

BUSINESS

NEITI: FG, States, LGs Shared N2.8tn in First Half of 2017

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

The three tiers of government (federal, states and local governments) shared N2.788 trillion between January and June this year, a 38 per cent increase on the N2.019 trillion shared in the first half of 2016. This disclosure is contained in the NEITI Quarterly Review which focuses on the disbursement from the Federation Accounts and Allocation […]

BUSINESS

CBN boosts FX market with $195m

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday offered $195m in three segments of the Foreign Exchange Market to boost liquidity in the operation. The CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor, in a statement in Abuja said that in the wholesale segment of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, it auctioned $100m and also […]

NEWS

25 Foreigners Arrested For Illegal Mining In Plateau

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State and big time miners on the Plateau are at daggers drawn over right mining business on the Plateau following the arrest of 25 foreign miners’ at Kampani -Zurak village, Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The arrest of these miners took place during the recent visit of Governor […]

Sport

Rooney scores 200th Premier League goal

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Wayne Rooney chalked up another career milestone on Monday when he scored his 200th Premier League goal to put Everton 1-0 up at Manchester City. The 31-year-old forward, who returned to Everton from Manchester United in July, struck in the 35th minute at the Etihad Stadium, steering Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s low cross between the legs of […]

EDUCATION

222 girls get SDGs’ scholarship

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

A total of 222 girls have been offered scholarship to study in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Female Special Scholarship Awards, Federal Ministry of Education has said. The Acting Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Adamu Hussaini, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, by the ministry’s Press Officer, Mr Agidike […]