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BREAKING: Budget: Osinbajo sends N135.6bn virement proposal to National Assembly

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presented a virement proposal of N135.6bn to the National Assembly. The money is meant to cover projects in the Ministry of Works, Power, Housing and many MDAs. Osinbajo signed the 2017 budget which was transmitted from the National Assembly to

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Reps, Stakeholders Deliberate On Creation Of Nat. Council On Climate Change

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

Members of the House of Representatives and environmental stakeholders are currently in National Assembly to deliberate on formulating frameworks for establishing the National Council of Climate Change (NCCC). The event is a public hearing on the general principles of a Bill for an Act to provide a legal framework for the main-steaming of climate change responses […]

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Boko Haram: Amnesty International Accuses Cameroon Of Torturing Suspects

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Cameroonian forces of torturing suspects in their campaign against Islamist group Boko Haram. Amnesty’s report documented 101 cases of arbitrary arrest and torture by Cameroonian troops charged with fighting the insurgents between 2013 and 2017. The human rights watchdog, said that much of the torture happening at a base that […]

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Nigeria presents SDGs National Voluntary Reviews to UN

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

Nigeria has presented its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2017 National Voluntary Reviews to the UN High-level Political Forum. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire while presenting the reviews, said the report provided information on progress and status of implementation of the SDGs in Nigeria. “It highlights key

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Airlift of Gombe hajj pilgrims begins Aug. 2

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

The Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB) says transportation of pilgrims from the state to Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj will begin on Aug. 2. Alhaji Usman Gurama, the Secretary, Gombe State MPWB, announced this on Thursday in Gombe, when he briefed newsmen on activities for the 2017 pilgrimage. He said that preparations […]

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US commends Nigeria Boko-Haram efforts in 2016

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2017

The Nigerian government took steps to increase its counter-Boko Haram efforts in 2016, the U.S. Department of State said in its terrorism report released on Wednesday. The report detailed the activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region, and other terrorist groups in 103 countries. The department in the report noted […]