INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.N., Trump Denounce North Korea, But No Sign Of Any Action

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

The U.N. Security Council denounced North Korea’s weekend missile launch, urging members to “redouble efforts” to enforce sanctions against the reclusive state, but gave no indications of any action it might take. Pyongyang’s test of the intermediate-range ballistic

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Congolese Soldiers Kill At Least 101 In Militia Clashes: U.N.

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

Soldiers targeting the Kamwina Nsapu militia group in central Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 101 people between Feb. 9 and Feb. 13, including 39 women, the U.N. said on Tuesday. The soldiers fired indiscriminately with machine guns when they saw the militia fighters, who were armed mainly with machetes and spears, human rights […]

BUSINESS

Naira Crashes Again

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

The Nigerian Naira on Tuesday, February 14, dropped one point and crashed against the American dollar at the parallel market to N507 from the N506 recorded on Monday, February 10. The local currency also depreciated to N620 against the Pound sterling from the N615 rate of yesterday. However, the Naira stayed unchanged against Euro to […]

NEWS

NASS Committed To Alleviating The Sufferings Of Nigerians- Dogara

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

The Speaker House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, says the National Assembly is committed to alleviating the sufferings of Nigerians. The speaker made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he was inaugurating a 20-man- Tactical Committee on Economic Recession. Dogara urged the ad hoc committee to interface with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the […]

LEAD STORY 2

FG Closes 20,000 Bank Accounts, Moves N5.2tn into TSA

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

The Federal Government has so far moved a total sum of N5.24trillion to Treasury Single Account with twenty thousand accounts belonging to ministries, departments and Agencies closed. The TSA commenced in September 2015. The Accountant General of the Federation, Ali Ahmed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while speaking at the opening session of […]

Politics

PDP lost 2015 Presidential Election Due To Selfishness Of Party Members – Tony Anenih

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2017

Onetime Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, Tony Anenih, on Tuesday said the selfish interest of some members led to the party’s lose in 2015. He made the remark when the leadership of Jerry Gana strategy review and inter-party affairs committee paid him a visit in Abuja. The Former Minister […]