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Presidency disowns Osinbajo over remarks on nominees’ confirmation

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

The Presidency has disowned statements reportedly made by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that certain nominees do not need to be confirmed by the Senate. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba

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UNIDO to empower 500, 000 SME in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation is set to empower over 500,000 Small and Medium Enterprises, especially operators in the non-oil sector, with adequate skills to enhance operations and contribute significantly to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, in the next two years. The Chief Technical Adviser, Investment Promotion Division, United Nations

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Executive, Legislative Feud: We have robust mechanism to resolve our differences-Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the executive branch has a ” robust mechanism” to resolve any differences between it and the legislative arm of government. Mr. Mohammed stated this on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, which held inside the […]

Politics

INEC threatens to stop ongoing voters’ registration in Delta

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

INEC says it will not hesitate to stop the ongoing voters’ registration any time it discovered that the lives of its personnel in Delta were not safe. A National Commissioner of INEC, Dr Muhammed Lecky, made the assertion late on Tuesday at Ika South Local Government secretariat shortly after he had monitored some registration centres […]

BUSINESS

Nigeria cansave N2trn from importation of wheat- Association of Cassava Growers

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA), says Nigeria can save N2 trillion from the importation of wheat, if appropriate measures are put in place to boost cassava cultivation. Mr Segun Adewunmi, the National President of NCGA, disclosed this at the 1st Cassava Stakeholders’ Workshop organised on Wednesday by Covenant University, Ota, Ogun. “Cassava can actually

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52-year-old man accused of defiling 12-year-old girl gets N500,000 bail

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

A 52-year-old man, Dickson David, who allegedly abducted and defiled a 12-year-old girl, was on Wednesday released on N500, 000 bail on the orders of a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The ‎ Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ipaye Nwachukwu, who gave the ruling, also granted the accused two sureties in like sum. Nwachukwu said one […]