Politics

SDP tasks North-central govs on accumulated salary arrears …unveils new zonal chairman

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2017

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the serving governors in the North-central region to do everything possible and pay the accumulated salary arrears being owe in their various state, which the party described as a major source of hardship on the workers of the region. The party

NEWS

False Allegation of Human Rights Abuse

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2017

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al-Hussein has apologised to the Federal Government for describing Nigeria as being an “uncooperative” member and blocking multiple UN expert visits to human rights hot spots. Al-Hussein’s apology is contained in a letter to Amb. Audu Kadiri, Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN Office and Other International

NEWS

Smuggling of rice, poultry products is economic sabotage-Saraki

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned the high rate of smuggling of rice and poultry products into the country and described the practice as “economic sabotage”. This is even as Saraki mandated the Senate Committee on Agriculture to investigate why the Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Finance are yet to pay compensation […]

BUSINESS

Telecoms sector VAT collection done for free – FIRS

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Tunde Fowler, has dismissed as fantasy the claim that the Service awarded huge contracts to a young company: Active Solution Integrated Synergy, without following procurement process. The FIRS’ vote for the company, Fowler told the Ad-Hoc committee on Procurement, was on account of the national revenue emergency, which demands

Politics

Breaking: INEC registers five new political parties

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

The Independent National Electoral Commission has registered five new political parties. The electoral umpire announced the development in Kaduna at its ongoing meeting on Wednesday. The parties are: Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM), New Generations Party of Nigeria (NGP), Young Progressive Party (YPP) and Action

BUSINESS

CBN to sell dollars to airlines, fuel importers

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

Nigeria’s manufacturers, airlines, fuel importers and agriculture businesses will be able to buy dollars at a special market intervention to clear a backlog of foreign exchange obligations now due, the central bank said on Wednesday. The central bank plans to settle the bids through a combination of spot and short-term forward deals, currency traders said, […]