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Fuel subsidy: NigeriaPaid $65 billion in 4 years – Ibe Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The minister of state for petroleum resources Ibe Kachikwu has said Nigeria spent $65 billion (N20.4 trillion) on subsidies for fuel and Kerosene between 2011 and 2015. Kachikwu said the amount spent excludes $6 billion which was lost to vandalism during the period under review. Represented by

NEWS

Ramadan: Kano govt feeds 930,000 Muslims

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The Kano State Government has fed over 930,000 fasting Muslims, from first day of the month of Ramadan to date.‎ The Chairman of the Committee on Ramadan Feeding and Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Kano on Thursday. He said that 250 people each from 186 […]

NEWS

BuildinEg Collapse: NSE Stress The Need To Engage Experts

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ebonyi chapter, has stressed the need to engage the services of qualified engineers in order to check the high incident of building collapse. Ebonyi NSE Chairman, Mr Friday Nweke, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki, said most of the […]

EDUCATION

Unpaid Salaries: NUT gives 19 states 30 days ultimatum….may go on indefinite strike action

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has called on the 19 states governors that are owing teachers several months of salary to pay up within the next 30 days or face an indefinite strike action. National President of the union, Comrade Michael Alogba Olukoya, gave the ultimatum in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, while addressing journalists […]

BUSINESS

FG to deploy tax liaison officers to mosques, churches, markets

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The federal government has launched a tax enlightenment campaign to canvass tax payments at mosques, churches, markets and other public places. Speaking while launching the scheme, titled; Nigerian Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said the project will engage 7500 young Nigerians through the N-Power portal.

BUSINESS

Economy will record positive growth by third quarter of 2017 – Bankers’ committee

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The Director of Banking Supervision, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Ahmed Abdullahi on Thursday said that the economy would record tremendous improvement by the third quarter of the year. Abdullahi said while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the 333rd Bankers’ Committee meeting in Lagos. According to him, this is because the foreign exchange […]