BUSINESS

FG Secures N3.38bn AfDB Loan to Boost Irish Potato Production in Plateau

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

Federal Government has secured a N3.38 billion loan to boost potato production in Plateau State. The Ministry of Finance under the purview of Kemi Adeosun facilitated the loans, which has a five-year moratorium, thereafter whatever remained of the loan would be paid at the rate of one percent

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Military rescues oil workers allegedly kidnapped by Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

Nigeria’s military has rescued all members of an oil survey team kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants, it said in a statement on Wednesday, after they were taken in the country’s conflict-ridden northeast. Earlier on Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said suspected members of the Islamist insurgency had kidnapped 10 members of

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FEC approves National Petroleum Policy

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the national Petroleum Policy, NPP. The decision was reached at the cabinet meeting presided by Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday. Addressing newsmen immediately after the meeting, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said it is a very comprehensive 100-page document that

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Photos: Buhari receives Yari, 6 other governors

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari, beaming with smiles and life,  has received in audience seven Nigerian governors who left Nigeria Tuesday night to visit him in London, where he has been recuperating since 8 May. The governors were led by Governor Abdulaziz Yari, chairman of the Governors Forum. The six other governors are: Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, […]

NEWS

Sagay seeks punishment for SANs frustrating grand corruption cases

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has advocated “stiff punishment for counsel, particularly Senior Advocates, who have turned obstruction and frustration of proceedings on high-profile corruption cases into an art”. Sagay said such punishment for SANs must include denial of right of appearance in such high

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UK To Ban Sale of Petrol And Diesel Cars By 2040

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

Britain said Wednesday it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but environmental groups said the proposals did not go far enough. Environment minister Michael Gove announced the move as part of the government’s keenly-awaited £3 billion ($3.9 billion, 3.4 billion […]