NEWS

Boko Haram: Defence chiefs from Nigeria, Cameroon, Others Meet On Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2017

Chiefs of Defence Staff of member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are meeting in Abuja to review the security situation in the region, which had suffered from Boko Haram insurgency. The Chief of Defence Staff of Benin Republic, ministers, security chiefs and experts from countries

NEWS

2017 Budget Not Padded – Ben Akabueze

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2017

The Director-General, DG, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, has insisted that the 2017 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari was not padded. Speaking at a confrence in Abuja, the DG stressed that the document Buhari presented was exactly what the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs certified. Akabueze said,

BUSINESS

Xenophobia: Protesters Vandalise MTN Abuja Head Office

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2017

Apparently angry with the xenophboia currently going on against Nigerians in South Africa, vandals attacked the regional head office of telecommunication giant, MTN in Abuja stealing phones, cash and also destroying vehicle and office equipment. About 30 vandals invaded the premises at 4 Madeira Street, Maitama at about 11a.m. on Thursday chanting ‘solidarity songs’ armed

NEWS

Saraki Earned N254,000 Monthly As Governor, Made N77m Payments In Two Days

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2017

An official of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Mr Samuel Madojemu, told the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday, that the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, while being Governor of Kwara State, made cash lodgment of N77m in his account in August 2007. Madojemu, who is the Head, Intelligence Unit of the CCB, said as […]

BUSINESS

Kaduna Electric Bemoans Energy Theft…instals 11,000 meters in two months

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2017

The Management of Kaduna Electric has lamented the increasing cases of energy theft in it franchise area and destruction of the smart meters currently being installed by the Company and resolved to prosecute anybody caught perpetrating the illegal act. The Head, Energy metering and new connection of the Company, Engr. Aliyu Abbas Abdullahi made this […]

TECHNOLOGY

NCC Intercepts Pirated Movie Copies Worth N2m, Arrests 5 Suspects

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2017

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in collaboration with the police in Lagos arrested five suspects for alleged piracy of copies of a movie valued at N2million. The NCC Lagos Zonal Manager, Mr Obi Ezeilo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday that the suspects were arrested at the Computer Village, Ikeja. […]