BUSINESS

Drought: AfDB to deploy $20b to agric till 2017

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2017

The African Development Bank plans to deploy $1.1 billion with approval of its board to address drought-related crisis and ensure that “drought does not lead to famine,” says the bank’s president Akinwumi Adesina. He raised concern about up 20 million people facing food insecurity and

TOP STORIES

Apostle Suleman condemns removal of CRK in School curriculum, warns Buhari, North

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2017

President of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has expressed outrage at the removal of Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) as a subject of study from the secondary school curriculum, describing it as a move by President Muhammadu Buhari to Islamise Nigeria.   In a statement issued on Sunday by Phrank Shaibu, spokesman of the […]

BUSINESS

FIRS lists those it presently registers for TIN

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2017

Wahab Gbadamosi, the Public Relations Officer, Federal Inland Revenue Service says the service is presently registers only corporate taxpayers for issuance of Tax Identification Number. Gbadamosi, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday, said the service no longer registers individuals for issuance of TIN. He said […]

Politics

2019: No automatic ticket for Buhari-APC

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2017

The Chairman of the North West Zone of the All Progressives Congress, APC, also a former Minister of Youth Development during the last administration, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, has said that there will be no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019. The ex-Minister said there will be contest and a level playing ground for […]

ENTERTAINMENT

Beyonce gives birth to twins

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2017

American pop star Beyonce has given birth to twins, according to media in the US. Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly and People magazines confirmed the news, but the date of birth and gender of the babies are not yet publicly known. Beyonce, who is married to rapper Jay-Z, announced her pregnancy in an Instagram photo in […]

NEWS

PENPUSHING ‎IS REFRESHING PHASE OF JOURNALISM, SAYS BODE MUSTAPHA

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2017

A frontline member of penpushing who doubles as Bobagunwa of Egbaland,Chief Bode Mustapha has applauded the platform for its positive contributions towards developmental growth of journalism globally. Mustapha stated this in an telephone interview from United Kingdom,where he is currently holidaying,adding that,the platform has been adding ‎refreshing phase to journalism,