BUSINESS

NUTGTWN Picket Company Over Casualisation

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

Members of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) have shut down the corporate head office of Royal Sacks Nigeria Limited, a manufacturer of sacks and bags, over alleged casualisation of workers. Daily Trust report that national officers of the union

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Manslaughter: Soldier Sentence to 7 Years Imprisonment

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

The General Court Marshal of 7 Division sitting in Maiduguri, Borno state, has sentenced a serving soldier to seven years imprisonment for manslaughter. The soldier is being prosecuted for shooting and killing one Mr Umar Alkali within the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri metropolis on December 23 2015. The soldier (name withheld) was found guilty […]

NEWS

Oyo Received N7.2 From Paris Club

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

Oyo State Government Wednesday evening confirmed the receipt of the sum of N7.2billion as its own share of the Paris Club. It stated that 60% of the funds collected has been added to the federal allocation for the state to pay salaries of workers for the months of August and September, 2016. Commissioner for Information, […]

TOP STORIES

Boko Haram: Dozens of terrorists killed, 3 soldiers die in Damboa Battle

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

Troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, 7 Division, on Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Wednesday, had an encounter with fleeing Boko Haram terrorists during clearance operation at Dulsa and Buk, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations, in a statement said the troops recovered Armoured Fighting vehicle, trucks,

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. Judge Orders Trump Administration to Allow Entry to Immigrant Visa Holders

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled President Donald Trump’s administration must allow immigrants with initial clearance for legal residency to enter the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, despite an executive order ban. Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr follows decisions by federal judges in at least four other states

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World Food Prices Rise to Near Two-Year High in January: U.N. FAO

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2017

World food prices rose to a near two-year high in January, driven by surges in sugar quotations and export prices for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat […]