BUSINESS

Oyedepo Proffers Solutions To Nation’s Food Deficit

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Wednesday said that raising agricultural practitioners was one of the best solutions to food scarcity in the country. Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Worldwide International, also known as Winners Chapel, gave the

Politics

PDP Crisis: Another Lawmaker Defects To APC

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

Plenary at the House of Representatives assumed a dramatic turn on Wednesday when a lawmaker from Benue state, Hassan Anthony, announced his defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the lawmaker who represents Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu constituency, the lingering crisis within his former party, PDP led to his

NEWS

22 Die In Ghastly Accident

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

Twenty-two traders have died in a motor accident that occurred on the Tunga Giwa-Ruwa Road in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The accident occurred when a Toyota Canter vehicle that tried to avoid a pothole hit a motorcyclist and somersaulted, killing the cyclist and 22 passengers in the van. The Sole Administrator of […]

NEWS

Updated: You’re Unfit To Hold Public Office, Resign Now- Senate Tells Ali

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

The Nigerian Senate has declared Nigeria Customs Service boss Hameed Ali unfit to hold a public office and ultimately demanded his resignation as customs boss. This was part of the resolutions reached on Wednesday on the floor of the red chamber as the Comptroller General of Customs refused to honour the invitation extended to him. […]

LEAD STORY 1

Senate approves President Buhari’s request on $500m Eurobond

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

The Nigerian Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to acquire $500million in Eurobonds to fund the deficit in the 2016 budget. Presiding over Senate plenary on Wednesday, March 22, the deputy senate president put the question to the senators in a voice vote and ‘ayes’ carried the day. Details later…………

BUSINESS

Dangote, Adenuga’s Net Worth Drops- Forbes List

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2017

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; and Chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga, saw their net worth declined by $3.2bn and $4.2bn, respectively in the past year, according to Forbes 2017 World’s Billionaires list. Dangote retained his position as Africa’s richest person in the latest ranking, with a fortune of $12.2bn, although […]