BUSINESS

Ethiopian Airlines launches Kaduna to Addis Ababa flights

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

Passengers from the north-west can now get regular international flights from the Kaduna international airport without travelling to Abuja. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, launched the Kaduna to Addis Ababa flights on Tuesday, saying regular international flights and an inland

NEWS

No National ID Number, No International Passport-Mohammed Babandede

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The federal government says starting from 2018, no Nigerian will obtain or renew their international passports without having the national identification number (NIN). Mohammed Babandede, comptroller general of the Nigeria immigraition service (NIS), said this on Tuesday while addressing state house correspondents after a meeting of the database harmonisation committee. He

Politics

Anambra gov: We didn’t endorse Andy Uba- ACPN

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2017

The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has disassociated itself from the purported endorsement by of Sen. Andy Uba by some fifteen political parties, describing it as a “blackmail of the highest order.” ACPN National Chairman Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima, while reacting to the media reports that his party and others endorsed the governorship aspirant of […]

TOP STORIES

There Is No Internal Democracy In APC – Atiku

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2017

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has continued his criticism of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over failure to organise statutory meetings for the organs of the party. Atiku lamented that the situation shows a lack of internal democracy in the ruling party. He said this at the 2nd Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) Annual […]

BUSINESS

Foreign investors buy 410m shares of Dangote cement

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2017

Dangote Industries on Tuesday on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sold 410 million shares of Dangote Cement valued at N86.1 billion to some foreign investors at N210 per share. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the transaction was crossed at off-market price of N210 in six deals. Mallam Garba Kurfi, the Managing Director, […]

NEWS

Police inaugurates cattle ownership identification, tracking tool

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2017

The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday inaugurated the Cattle Ownership Identification and Tracking tool to curtail cattle rustling in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, had on Dec. 13, 2016 inaugurated a 27-member National Implementation Committee for the curtailment of cattle rustling in the country.