NEWS

FAO distributes 51 bags of rice seeds to Anambra farmers

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Africa Rice Nigeria has distributed 51 bags of improved rice seeds to 50 farmers in Anambra to boost production. Mr Andrew Ikhadeunu, FAO National Project Coordinator, Rice Value Chain, told newsmen in Awka on Monday that the

LEAD STORY 2

Buhari’s recovery will reduce needless conspiracy theories – Atiku

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back home after his medical leave in the United Kingdom and expressed delight at his level of good health and recovery. In a statement by his media office on Monday, the former Vice President said every well-meaning […]

TOP STORIES

Na’Allah, Kebbi senator, ‘accused of diverting community borehole project to his compound’

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

BudgIT’s Tracka team has again uncovered how legislators divert constituency projects to personal use. Tracka was established to address the critical issues with social and economic development in the country, such as the exclusion of citizens from developmental projects, the increasing number of abandoned projects, and poor execution of the few implemented projects. This

Politics

Anambra Election: APC says no zoning

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said that it has not zoned the Anambra Governorship ticket to any part of the state as being speculated. Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, APC National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “The attention of the NWC of the APC […]

NEWS

Don’t be distracted, NUPENG tells Buhari 

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

National chairman of Petroleum Tanker Drivers’ Branch of  the National Union of  Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers,  (NUPENG)Otunba Salmon Oladiti has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to be distracted  but remain focused to his administration commitment to put the economy in good shape and ultimately, turn around the fortunes of Nigerians. The NUPENG chairman gave

TECHNOLOGY

Firm Uncovers How Attackers Compromise Companies’ Software

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a backdoor planted in a server management software product used by hundreds of large businesses around the world. When activated, the backdoor allows attackers to download further malicious modules or steal data. Kaspersky Lab has alerted NetSarang, the vendor of the affected software, and it has promptly removed the malicious […]