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Nigeria condemns mutiny in Cote D’Ivoire

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the recent developments in Cote d’Ivoire in which a small fraction of the country’s Armed Forces mutinied against the Government. The condemnation was contain in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande,

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12 FG Universities Evade Payment of IGR with Fictitious Account- Senator Adeola

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

Chairman Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Misuse , Non Remittance and Fraudulent Acts of Internally Generated Revenue IGR by government agencies, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West) has accused most university administrators of operating a fictitious account to evade payment of Internally Generated Revenue IGR. Speaking during the committee investigative hearing of Federal

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Mass sack looms in Daily Trust Newspaper as over 70% of its work force to go

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

The Board of Directors, Daily Trust Newspaper, is set to reduce its workforce by 70% as it has declared that any staff who have spent ten years and above should resign. Investigations revealed that the board took the decision during their last meeting. According to source close to one of the senior board member, the […]

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BREAKING: Senate gives 14 days ultimatum to FG’s agencies to submit budgets

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

The Senate has asked Federal Government to present the budgets of corporations, agencies and parastatals to the legislature in two weeks. The lawmakers issued the ultimatum at the plenary on Wednesday. Also, the Senate barred the affected corporations and parastatals from capital expenditure until their budgets had been passed by the legislature. The lawmakers decried […]

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Again Osinbajo fails to swear in new Ministers

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday failed to swear in the two Ministers Stephen Ocheni (Kogi) and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe) on Wednesday. Osinbajo is currently presiding over today’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting inside the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ocheni and Hassan were screened and confirmed by the Senate two

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Wealth of 5 richest Nigerians can end extreme poverty in Nigeria – Oxfam

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

The Inequality report released by Oxfam International on Wednesday, revealed that the combined wealth of five richest Nigerians, put at $29.9 billion, could end extreme poverty in the country. The report, entitled ‘Inequality in Nigeria, Exploring the Drivers’ and obtained in Abuja, exposed the large and growing gap between the rich and poor in Nigeria. […]