BUSINESS

AU wants members to ratify trade agreement

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The Africa Union (AU) has called on the Comptrollers-General of African Customs to provide the required leadership for the ratification of the World Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTFA) by countries in the region. Mrs Treasure Naphanga, representative of the AU, made the call at the opening

Politics

Ahead of 2019: Sule Lamido kick start presidential race

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, recently released from prison on bail over allegation of incitement preferred against him by the state government, has set in motion his race to become Nigeria’s president in 2019. With two years to the expiration of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, the immediate past governor formally unveiled […]

TOP STORIES

Nigerian elite are greedy-Sultan

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described elite Nigerians as greedy. According to him, ordinary Nigerians only needed government support to make live meaningful for themselves. He, therefore, called on the 19 northern governors to invest on the Small Scale Enterprises, to make life better for people in the region. The Sultan spoke […]

BUSINESS

Senator calls for implementation of continental free trade area

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

African Union Directors-General of Customs have been urged to resolve to implement Free Trade Area agreement (CFTA), to boost trade on the continent. Sen. Hope Uzodimma, Chairman Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, made the call when he spoke to newsmen at the ongoing first extra-ordinary meeting of African Union Sub-committee of Directors General […]

NEWS

Aisha condoles with Wazirin family

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari has condoled with the family of late Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Mohammadu Abba. The condolence message was made available to newsmen by Mrs Buhari’s Director of Information, Mr Suleiman Haruna, in Abuja. The wife of the President noted the immense contributions of the deceased to humanity and prayed […]

TOP STORIES

FG’s Borrowing is on the high side- CBN

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has expressed concern over the borrowing activities of the federal government, saying the pace of government’s borrowing has exceeded the target for the 2017 fiscal year. The CBN position came along with its Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, decision at the end of the second quarter 2017 meeting, yesterday, to […]