BUSINESS

Etisalat Nigeria speaks on change of name to 9mobile

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

Etisalat Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed it has changed its name to 9mobile. The confirmation was contained in a statement by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Boye Olusanya. The statement said: “Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), which previously traded as ‘Etisalat

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Nigeria spends $5bn on generators annually – Dogara

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said it was unacceptable that Nigerians spent five billion dollars on generators annually. He said the house would support the Executive to find a permanent solution to the power problem in the country. Dogara stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the public hearing organized by […]

Politics

PDP NEC Fixes August 12 For None Elective National Convention To Hold In Abuja

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed a none elective national convention for Abuja, to hold on August 12. The convention is to take care of the challenges posed by the soon expired tenure of the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) which is time constrained and won’t be able to […]

BUSINESS

NNPC R&D Collaborates With Halliburton For Oil Search In Inland Basins

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

Following ongoing collaboration with US based Halliburton Corporation to achieve the exact location of viable oil deposits, a new vista has been added to the ongoing search for commercial hydrocarbon in the inland sedimentary basins by the Research and Development Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Group General Manager in charge of […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Vatican court refuses to stop embezzlement case

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

A Vatican tribunal has rejected attempts by two former executives of its children’s hospital to dismiss an embezzlement case, asserting that it has the right to try them on charges they diverted nearly a half-million euros in hospital donations to renovate a top cardinal’s penthouse. Lawyers for former hospital president Giuseppe Profiti and ex-treasurer

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PHOTOS: PDP holds national caucus, BoT meetings

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party is currently holding its national caucus meeting at the party’s Secretariat, Abuja. A tweet from @OfficialPDPNig reads, “Happening now at the National Secretariat of our great Party, the PDP is the meeting of the National Caucus. BOT is at 1pm while NEC is 2pm.” See photos: Source: PUNCH