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Southern Kaduna Security: FG To Provide Two Military Battalions

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

The Senior Special Adviser, (Media and Publicity) to the President, Garba Shehu has disclosed that the normalcy will soon return to the people of Southern Kaduna as the President has ordered the establishment of two military units to provide security in the area. Mr Shehu gave the assurance

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General, 5 Others Dead As Helicopter Fighting Boko Haram Crashes

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

A Cameroonian helicopter on a mission to fighting Boko Haran terrorists have crashed. The helicopter crashed during an inspection mission. The military helicopter was said to have crashed on the country’s border with Nigeria killing the commander of the troops Jacob Kodji. A Cameroonian newspaper reports that Kodji died on Sunday, January 22, after the […]

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Insecurity In The North: 19 Northern State Govs Currently Meeting In Kaduna

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Worried by the spate of crisis and underdevelopment affecting the Northern region, 19 state governors from the region are currently meeting in Kaduna state. Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, who also doubles as the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, is presiding over the meeting. The meeting holding at the Government House in Kaduna, […]

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FG accesses $67m World Bank loan to develop Hadejia Dam

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Senator Ubale Shittu, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Water Resources, on Sunday said the Federal Government has accessed a $67 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate Hadejia Valley Dam in Jigawa State. Shittu told the News Agency of Nigeria in in Dutse that $60 million would be used to rehabilitate and expand the […]

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Over $11m Missing From Gambia’s State Coffers

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss. Luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane as […]

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Lagos living: Solving Nigeria’s megacity housing crisis

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Nigeria’s largest city Lagos is facing a housing crisis. The BBC’s Nancy Kacungira looks at how entrepreneurs are trying to solve the crisis. Affordable housing is a considerable challenge for urban areas with large populations, and this is particularly prevalent in the Nigeria’s city of Lagos. More than 500,000 people move to the city every […]