BUSINESS

FG releases $400m to settle JV cash call debts owed IOCs

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Federal Government said it had released $400m to settle outstanding Joint Venture cash call debts owed International Oil Companies. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, made this known in Houston, U.S. on Tuesday while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of ongoing

NEWS

FG will stop sponsorship of delegates to oil conference in 2018 — Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has declared that the Federal Government would from 2018, stop sponsorship of delegates to the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Kachikwu made the disclosure in Houston on Tuesday at a meeting with investors, business owners, and stakeholders in the oil and gas sector. The OTC is […]

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Mining: Ministry holds training workshop for journalists

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in collaboration with Open Society Initiative for West Africa will be holding a three-day capacity building workshop for journalists covering the mineral and mining sector. The Media Immersion Workshop, with theme: “On the Road to Shared Mining Prosperity: Emphasising Excellence in Mining Reporting,” is scheduled to hold

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N400m fraud: Court fixes June 19 for ruling on Metuh’s application for adjournment

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 19 to rule on an application filed by Olisah Metuh , former Spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) for adjournment of his trial. At the resumed hearing of the matter on Tuesday, Justice Okon Abang said that although the court on March 22 fixed May 2 to […]

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Kano Hisbah board arrests 139 for street begging

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 139 beggars in April for allegedly violating the law banning street begging along major streets of the state capital, an official said on Tuesday. Malam Musa Sangaya of the board’s Anti-begging Unit, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that 32 out of the 139 beggars […]

Sport

Anthony Joshua Still Owe Me £120 For Washing His Kit

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The owner of Anthony Joshua’s local launderette, who the heavyweight champion boxer owes £120 for washing his kit, has revealed he used to give the millionaire boxer financial advice when he was a penniless hopeful. Muqeem Bakhtari, 32, known locally as Max, said Joshua was still regular at his Launderette in Golders Green, north London, […]