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Magu vows to fight corruption with the last drop of his blood

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), Ibrahim Magu has vowed to fight corruption with the last drop of his blood. The anti-graft agency boss made this statement while addressing a massive anti-corruption rally in Abuja, Magu on Tuesday. He reaffirmed the

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The Presidency in collaboration with A3 Foundation to empowers 3, 000 disadvantage youths

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The Presidency, through the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Youth & Students Affairs has collaborated with the A3 Foundation, CISCO. Rockefeller Foundation and Funds and Electronic Transfer Solutions (FETS) Ltd to empower 3,000 high potential but disadvantaged youths across Nigeria under a ‘Digital Jobs Nigeria’ youth empowerment initiative.

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Cyber attacks, National Security Threat-Senate

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The Senate on Tuesday alerted the National Security Adviser (NSA), other security agencies as well as financial institutions to the current wave of cyber attacks. Following a motion moved by Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari, the senate revealed that over $450 million has been lost by Nigerian firms, through cyber attacks on over 3,500 firms. Last week, […]

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Saraki mourns Channels TV Correspondent, Chukwuma Onuekwusi,

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has expressed sadness over the death of the State House Correspondent of Channels Television, Mr. Chukwuma Onuekwusi, in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the late Onuekwusi as a hardworking, […]

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UN releases $24m to tackle famine in North East, others

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, which was set up this year by the United Nations to tackle famine in the North East and to arrest a deepening humanitarian crisis, has received $24m. Again, about $80m would be received by the end of 2017, its Humanitarian Coordinator, Peter Lundberg, said on Tuesday. The organisation in a statement […]

Politics

APC commend Jonathan for saying he imposed Wike on Rivers people

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has affirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan imposed Nyesom Wike as governor of the state.   In a statement by its State Chairman, Davis Ikanya, on Tuesday, the state arm of the ruling party commended Jonathan for the disclosure.   Recall that Jonathan while commissioning the Nkpogu […]