NEWS

Kebbi State Gov’t to Spend N160m on Community Dev. Plans

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Kebbi Government on Tuesday said it would spend over N160 million on development plans for 20 communities in the state. The plans were for the implementation of a World Bank supported programme for community and social development projects. The programme also targets youth empowerment and

NEWS

Customs destroy trailer load of imported poultry chicken with DPV of N35m

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Owerri has destroyed goods with duty paid value of N35 million contained in a 1×40 ft trailer. Mr Bukar Amajam, the Customs Area Controller in the zone, who spoke to journalists in Owerri on Tuesday at the scene of the destruction, […]

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Nigerian Man arrested for human trafficking, torturing & killing in Italy

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

Nigerian human trafficker known as “Rambo” has been arrested in Italy on charges of torturing and killing migrants held captive in Libya, Italian police said Tuesday. The suspect named John Ogais, 25, was traced to a reception centre in Calabria in southern Italy and clapped in cuffs on charges of belonging to a transnational smuggling […]

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Nine million Nigerians are depressed – Psychiatrist

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Chief Consultant and Head of Behavioural Medicine, Karu General Hospital, Dr Daramola Tayo, says an estimated nine million Nigerians may be suffering from depression. Tayo disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a health talk on depression organised by the Public Health Department, Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA. The psychiatrist said depression could […]

HEALTH

FG introduces new guidelines to curtail HIV spread

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it was set to implement new guidelines for HIV prevention, treatment and care to consolidate previous efforts in tackling the scourge. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, stated this at the opening of a two-day North-West Zonal Dissemination of 2016 National Guidelines for HIV prevention, Treatment and Care […]

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Osinbajo meets northern traditional leaders, urges agitators to express grievances without scorn, disdain

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished people with grievances to express them graciously without acorn or disdain as he reiterated that government is not deaf to such agitations. But he has also restated his warning that government would deploy every means at its disposal to ensure that nobody threatens the territorial integrity of the country […]