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We will stop importation of petrol by 2019-Baru

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, has said plans are ongoing to stop importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs

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Rice Production: Kogi Woos World Bank

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Kogi Government has appealed to the World Bank, through its FADAMA III AF intervention project, to facilitate the state’s plans to become the largest producer of rice in North Central Nigeria. Mr Kehinde Oloruntobe, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, made the appeal on Tuesday when he received the Mid-Term Review Mission Team of the […]

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My husband’s health not as bad as being perceived – Aisha Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the health status of her husband is not as bad as being perceived. Hajiya Aisha stated this on Tuesday on her Twitter handle. There have been concerns on the health of President Buhari in the last few months, especially after he returned from the United Kingdom. […]

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Breaking: CBN wields big stick, bars 17 banks from FOREX market

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Following persistent complaints that some Deposit Money Banks have deliberately frustrated efforts by many Small and Medium Enterprises to access forex from the new window created by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the apex Bank on Tuesday barred all but eight banks from dealing in the SME wholesale Forex window. Sources at the CBN disclosed […]

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[BREAKING] Nigerian embassy workers protest five-month salary arrears, go on strike

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Workers of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington DC, United States of America, have gone on strike, online news platform, Per Second News, has claimed. According to the online medium which is based in the United States, the strike commenced today (Tuesday). This has led to the grounding of activities at the Embassy, the medium […]

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Buhari worried over delay in passage of Proceeds of Crime Act – AGF

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami, says President Muhammadu Buhari is worried over the delay in the passage of the Proceeds of Crime Act by the National Assembly. Malami stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of a closed-door meeting with President Buhari in […]