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NIRSAL boils of corruption against Nigerian farmers

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2021

*Needs urgent forensic auditing and action Agriculture is the oldest known profession to mankind, and the most essential factor humanity depends on for survival. But despite the availability of fertile lands, reliable climate and labor, majority of successive governments in Nigeria have tried

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OPEC report shows Nigeria earned $997.1bn from oil sales in 27 years

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2021

A recent annual report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has disclosed that Nigeria received $997.1 billion from its sale of crude oil between 1990 and 2017, a period of 27 years. Founded in 1960, OPEC is a permanent intergovernmental organization of 13 oil-exporting countries. It coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of […]

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Buhari pledges to transform Nigeria into a major gas hub, as he launches NLNG Train 7,

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2021

As Nigeria seeks alternative sources of energy to power its economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Federal Government’s commitment to focus more on the development of its vast gas resources to transform the country. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Train 7 of the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) project, in Bonny Island, Rivers State, […]

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Tax defaulters to pay 50% of disputed amount into court account before hearing

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2021

Tax defaulters who plan to institute legal cases against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) now have to pay 50% of the assessed amount in dispute into an interest-yielding account of the Federal High Court before the court can hear such matters. Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami, disclosed this on Friday during a public […]

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Makinde launches women entrepreneurship in agri-food sector programe

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2021

… 1,300 Oyo women selected as direct, indirect beneficiaries of SEFAN/SWEAN programme…’plan to complete 200km of access roads through RAAMP on course’ Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, expressed happiness over the inclusion of 1,300 women in the state, who are to benefit from the Support to Women Entrepreneurship in the Agri-food sector in

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We’ll cut food supply nationwide, Northern Food and Cattle Dealers warns

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2021

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) has again threatened to stop food supply to the South and other parts of the country. The union said it would carry out this threat within three weeks if governments at all levels failed to meet its demands within three weeks. National President of […]