HEALTH

LASSA Fever: Ogun Declares 396 Contacts Free

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Omooba Risawe        The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, has declared that the 396 people who had primary and secondary contacts with the deceased Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi- Aba in Abeokuta, who died of Lassa fever have been

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NAMA Pleadges Its Support To NAF

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has pledged to continue to support the Nigerian Air Force in the training of its critical manpower especially in the area of air traffic control. Managing Director of the agency, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said the cooperation between NAMA and the Air Force had boosted the capacity of the agency […]

BUSINESS

ECOWAS, EU launch €29.3m peace, security project for West Africa

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

ECOWAS and the European Union have launched a 29.3 million Euro project aimed at strengthening peace and security in the West African region. The project, EU Support to ECOWAS Regional Peace, Security and Stability Mandate Programme (ECOWAS-EU PSS Project) was launched on Monday in Abuja.  Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Edward Singhateh explained […]

NEWS

Lease 380, 000 hectres of Land Belonging To RBDAs To Investor-Ag BPE Boss

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire has said that the only way to check the encroachment of the over 380,000 hectres of arable land belonging to the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country by unauthorized persons is to concession or lease such land to […]

TOP STORIES

N145 Pump Price of Petrol Is Fraudulent- House of Reps

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Members of the House of Representatives has decried the current pricing template set for premium motor spirit by the Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency (PPRA) saying its “fraudulent.”  They insisted that PMS, otherwise known as petrol, should not have cost Nigerians more than N70 per litre. According to Punch report, the lawmakers noted that if unnecessary charges

NEWS

Suspected Herdsmen Abducted Council Chairman 2 Others

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly abducted the immediate past transition committee chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Friday Akpoyibo, along two others. Sources close to Akpoyibo told journalists on Monday in Ughelli that Akpoyibo and two others were kidnapped along Auchi-Abuja road on Sunday on their way […]