BUSINESS

Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Hit 19-Month High

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2017

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $30.8bn in April, the highest level since September 2015. The increase could be attributed to a recent rise in global crude oil price, and proceeds of the country’s Eurobond, issued in march. Data from the Central Bank shows that Nigeria’s forex

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Why I didn’t respect agreement to serve one term in office – Goodluck Jonathan

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2017

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has provided reasons why he backed out of an initial agreement to rule Nigeria for only one term. This revelation followed details that have emerged recently on why the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lost the 2015 presidential election. The fresh details is courtesy of a book “Against the Run of play: […]

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Wike Accuses Police IG Of Plot To Kill Him

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2017

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, of is after his life. Wike told journalists in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday that before he travelled to Kaduna on Friday, the IGP directed his crack team to invade his home in Asokoro, Abuja supposedly acting […]

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GUNMAN KILLED MAN IN ABEOKUTA

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2017

‎ A runaway gunman on Saturday  has shot dead a motorboy at a carwash centre located along Sam Ewang Estate,Abeokuta,alleging that the fuel tanker the boy was working with blocked his passage. ‎ The lifeless body of the victim was found on the ground when our correspondent visited the scene,while an eyewitness said,the alleged killer […]

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Suspended NIA boss did not brief Buhari, NSA about N15bn Ikoyi cash — Presidency

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2017

The Presidency has debunked the claim by the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, that the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, was aware of the N43.4m stashed away at a private apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos. A government official told journalists on Saturday that in the first instance, “Oke did not brief the […]

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OGUN RADIO WORKERS ISSUE 7 DAY ULTIMATUM OVER NON-PAYMENT OF SIX YEARS N148MILLION ENTITLEMENTS

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2017

The workers of Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation,OGBC,a radio station owned by the Ogun State Government have issued out  a 7-day warning strike over non-payment of N148,264,000 said to be outstanding entitlements  the authority had failed to pay. The staffers under the aegis  of Nigeria Union of Journalists,(NUJ), and Radio Television and Theater Arts Workers