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PDP delegates besiege bureau de change in Port Harcourt

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2018

The Bureau de change operators especially those located opposite Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt are having a hectic time attending to hundreds of customers suspected to be PDP delegates who are crowding around them to exchange money, Daily Trust reports. It was gathered that one of

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Skye Bank: Federal Government to prosecute offenders – Zainab Ahmed

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2018

The Federal Government has promised to persecute all those found to be responsible for the failure of the now-defunct Skye Bank. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made this known on Friday while on a visit to the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), in Abuja. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on Sept. […]

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Nigeria doesn’t have debt problem, Acting finance minister says

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2018

The Acting Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria does not have debt problem because the country’s debt ratio to GDP is below the three per cent threshold set by the Fiscal Reasonability Act. She noted that the main challenge confronting the nation is revenue problem, saying that the nation lacks the revenue to pay […]

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Nigerian Govt commended for policies to promote local industries

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2018

Mr Kayode Adebayo, the convener of African Music Festival (AMFEST), says government’s policies to develop local industries are necessary steps that can make Nigerian economy competitive. Adebayo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday while speaking on current efforts of this administration to boost the economy. […]

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Flood : Ogbeh predicts rice shortage in 2019

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2018

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says if appropriate measures were not taken to replant after the recent flood, the country may be in serious trouble with rice production. Ogbeh disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) Molecular Facility and the 2018 seed […]

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Forensic Audit President Enape, solicits cooperation from ICAN

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2018

Dr Victoria Enape, Pro tem President, Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria (CIFIAN), has appealed for cooperation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and other professional bodies. Enape urged other professional bodies, especially ICAN, to join hands with CIFIAN, in order to ensure that forensic auditing, which is