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Paris Club Refund: Saraki’s Aides Got N19bn-EFCC

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused aides of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, of benefitting to the tune of N19 billion from the N522 billion released to States Governments from the London-Paris loan refund. The N19 billion was said to have been

HEALTH

4, 000 Cases Of Tuberculosis Discovered Every Year

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2017

Kaduna state Government has disclosed that it uncovers 4,000 cases of tuberculosis every year, amounting to 90% of those successfully treated and cured. Kaduna health commissioner Paul Dogo disclosed this to newsmen at the health ministry in comments to mark World Tuberculosis Day. The government has approved N20 million to promote statewide TB programme, and […]

HEALTH

Idahosa Varsity Faults FG On Clearance For Fanta, Sprite

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2017

Management of the Benson Idahosa University (BIU), in Edo State has said that a private research carried out on Fanta and Sprite showed that the Federal government was wrong on the green light given to Nigerians to consume the beverages. The University said information or data provided by the Federal government on the beverages fell […]

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Buhari Issues 10-point Memo On Paris Club Refund

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has released more clarification on the issue of the Paris club refund on his official Facebook page. NAIJ.com recently reported when the president ordered the release of about N522.74 billion to all 36 states in the first tranche of the Paris Club refund in December 2016. The federal government later released the […]

NEWS

Why Nigerians Face Extreme Vetting at U.S. Airports – Envoy

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2017

Amb. Hakeem Balogun, the Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, says different reasons are responsible for the extreme vetting Nigerians face during entry into the US. Balogun, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington, added that the President Donald Trump’s travel ban did not affect Nigerians. “The […]

NEWS

Senate Commences Probes N4trillion Revenue Leakage In Customs

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2017

Chairman Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff Sen. Hope Uzodinma has disclosed that the upper househas commenced investigation into over N4trillion revenue leakage in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) between 2006 and 2016. Sen. Uzodinma, who disclosed this in an interview with reporters in Abuja vowed that his committee would stop at nothing in […]