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Biafra: Nigeria Will Defeat Separatist Agitations, Says US

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, says Nigerians who preach unity will overcome those calling for secession. Symington said this in a speech at an event held in commemoration of the 241st anniversary of American independence in Abuja on Thursday. The US envoy said his

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FG begins verification of poultry farms affected by bird flu in Kano

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The Federal Government has commenced the verification of poultry farms affected by the outbreak of bird flu in Kano State, in recent years. Already, a team from the Federal Ministry of Finance had arrived Kano for the exercise, in preparation for the payment of outstanding compensation to all affected poultry farmers in the state. Dr […]

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Nigeria Inches Closer To 40 Billion Barrels Oil Reserve Target

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

Efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to grow the nation’s crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels by the year 2020, received a major boost on Thursday with the execution of a tripartite agreement in Abuja. The agreement was between the NNPC/FIRST Exploration & Production Joint Venture and, Schlumberger for the development of the […]

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Sexual harassment: Every Nigerian family has a victim – Senate

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

The senate has said that there was no family in Nigeria that does not have a victim of sexual harassment by male lectures in Tertiary Institutions. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the sponsor of the bill that criminalised lecturer-student relationships in Tertiary Institution disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. The interview was made public by Bamikole Omishore, […]

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Nigeria can generate $10bn from honey, hives – USAID official

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

Mr David Musa, the Team Leader, USAID Bee Keeping Pollination Project, says Nigeria can generate over 10 billion dollars from local and international trade in honey and other hive products. Musa disclosed this during an interview on the sideline of a Capacity Building Workshop for bee-farmers in Goshen, Nasarawa State on Thursday. ‘‘Honey trade can […]

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Evans, files fresh suit against police, seeks N300m in damages

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

Suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, has again dragged the Inspector General of Police, and three others before a Federal High Court in Lagos over his alleged illegal detention. In the new suit filed on Thursday, Evans is claiming N300m as general and exemplary damages against the police for alleged illegal detention and unconstitutional