BUSINESS

Trading Rebounds, As DangCem Pushes NSE Index Up 2.5%

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Nigerian equities market witnessed bearish activities at the close of trade yesterday, as the All Share Index (ASI), appreciated 2.5 per cent to close at 36,720.62 points while year-to-date gain improved to 36.6 percent. In the same vein, market capitalisation increased by N302.1 billion to

TOP STORIES

Fulani Herdsmen Meet To Resolve Cases Of Cattle Rustling, Kidnapping

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Hundreds of Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday assembled in Minna, the Niger State capital, to find a solution to the incessant cases of cattle rustling and kidnapping in most parts of the country for which the ethnic nationality has been accused of being culpable. The meeting held under the aegis of the Miyetti Allah Kaisal Hore […]

NEWS

N40bn: SERAP welcomes Saraki’s move to stop receiving pensions

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has welcomed Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki’s move to “stop receiving pensions from Kwara state, where he was the governor between 2003 and 2011. It urged Saraki to join it in the campaign to end unjust, unfair and discriminatory practice of providing life pensions to former governors and to […]

LEAD STORY 2

Shun narratives that foment trouble, embrace those that unite us- Osinbajo tell Nigerians

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to exercise caution in their utterances and respect each other in their conversations and interactions to foster national unity.| Speaking at a seminar on national unity and stability at the DSS Training School, Bwari, Abuja, Osinbajo also advised the citizenry to shun all narratives which foment trouble […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Russia retaliates, takes over U.S house

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Russian authorities on Wednesday took over a summer-house compound in Moscow leased by the U.S. embassy, five days after the Kremlin ordered Washington to slash its diplomatic presence in Russia. In retaliation for new U.S. sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has ordered the United States to cut around 60 per cent of its diplomatic staff in […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. returns Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to N/Korea

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

U.S. has tested an intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, 30th Space Wing commander, Col. Michael Hough said in a statement on Wednesday. “The seamless partnership of Team V and our Air Force Global Strike Command mission partners has resulted in another safe Minuteman III operational test launch,” […]