INTERNATIONAL NEWS

520 children of imprisoned mothers growing up in jail, yet Turkey celebrates Children’s Day

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2017

As Turkey celebrated the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Parliament and National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on April 23, at least 520 children with imprisoned mothers have been deprived of enjoying the day as they are obliged to grow up in jail. According to recent data

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 lawyers detained as post-coup crackdown unabated

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2017

At least seven lawyers in the Kütahya province were detained as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown on Monday. The detainees are accused of having used ByLock, a smarthphone application that Turkish prosecutors claim to be the top communication tool among the Gülen movement followers. The government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15 […]

BUSINESS

DisCos to FG: Release our N100b electricity subsidy, resolve transmission hiccups

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2017

The Association of Electricity Distribution Companies has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the N100 billion subsidy it promised after private investors took over the power sector utilities on November 1, 2013. ANED, in a statement by its Executive Director, Sunny Oduntan, also appealed to the government to inject funds into the transmission section […]

TOP STORIES

Over 20m face starvation in Nigeria, three other countries – FAO

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2017

The Food and Agriculture Organisation has restated its call for urgent support to North East Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen, which have been ravaged by years of violent conflicts. The organisation’s Director-General, José da Silva, emphasised this at the opening of the 165th session of FAO Council in Rome on Monday. He said starvation […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Trump summons entire Senate to White House briefing on North Korea

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2017

The entire US Senate will go to the White House on Wednesday to be briefed by senior administration officials about the brewing confrontation with North Korea. The unusual briefing underlines the urgency with which the Trump administration is treating the threat posed by Pyongyang’s continuing development of nuclear weapons and missile technology. It follows a […]

BUSINESS

FOREX: CBN injects $246.2m for Wholesale, SMEs, Invisibles

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday offered $246.2 million to authorized dealers at the forex auction in the interbank wholesale window, Small and Medium Enterprises and invisibles segments. A breakdown of the total offer indicates that the sum of $150 million was auctioned at the wholesale window, while SMEs and invisibles got $52 million […]