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N-Power Programme To Train 10m Nigerian Graduates By 2023, Says Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that N-Power Programme introduced by the Federal Government is targetted at training 10 million Nigerian graduates by 2023. He revealed that the N-Power Programme has so far provided jobs for 500, 000 young Nigerian graduates in the last two years. The Vice

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Dangote PRP partners with NCDMB on local content

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2018

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has declared its intention to partner with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Free Trade Zone Enterprises (DPRP) on the effective implementation of the Local Content Act in the country. Mr Anthony Chiejina, the Group Head, Media Communications, Dangote Group revealed this in Lagos on Saturday. Chiejina

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Federal government seeks support of IMF, G24 to tighten noose on tax defaulters

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2018

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has appealed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the G24 to assist the federal government in identifying the assets of Nigerians overseas and of international companies doing business in the country for proper inventory, for the purpose of effective taxation. Ahmed made the request, yesterday, at a […]

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Nigeria seeks advice on Illicit flows, tax evasion by multinationals

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2018

The Federal Government has taken twin issues of illicit financial flows, and tax evasion being committed by multinational companies to the international community for possible solutions that would stem the tide. However, Nigeria has been advised to evolve an efficient disaster response ready for any eventuality, as natural disasters are currently sweeping across countries,

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Overland plane catches fire, burns beyond repair + video

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2018

A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the ATR aircraft, with registration number 5N-BPE, was being powered by the Ground Power Unit when the incident occurred. […]

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How N9.8 billion unremitted govt fund disappeared from Aso Savings and Loand Ltd

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2018

A Nigerian anti-graft agency, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has uncovered the sum of N9.8 Billion realised by the Ad-hoc Committee on the sale of Federal Government Houses between 2010 and 2014 deposited in Aso Savings and Loans Plc. Alternativeafrica.com can authoritatively reveal that the money has disappeared with ICPC  taking