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650m Africans live without electricity – AfDB

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2018

The African Development Bank, (AfDB) on Wednesday says that no fewer than 650 million Africans currently live without electricity. Dr Victor Oladokun,  AfDB Director, Communication and Media Relations disclosed this while welcoming African Journalists on a Media Tour to Saemaul Undong Model

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UBA Holds 2018 Chairman’s Forum, Seeks Strengthening of Corporate Governance across Board

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2018

Pan- African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa Plc, last thursday, ended its annual Group Chairman’s Forum, a platform for group integration, re-strategising and knowledge sharing with the overall aim of puting the bank on firm standing to actualize its goals and targets for the financial year. The theme of this year’s forum was focused […]

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FIRS generates N1.171trillion in three months

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2018

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collected taxes to the tune of N1.171 trillion between January and March 2018. The figure is N393 billion higher compared to N778.1 billion collected same first quarter of 2017. The first quarter 2018 figure represented 51 per cent increase in collection compared to 2017. FIRS Executive Chairman, Mr. Babatunde […]

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Vice President Osinbajo for MSME clinic in Ondo Thursday

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

The Ondo State Government says the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will be in the state on Thursday for the inauguration of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ( MSME ) Clinic in Akure. The clinic was an initiative of the office of the Vice President in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade […]

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Kachikwu denies interest in Oil Mining Lease 11

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2018

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Friday said he had no special interest in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 being operated by Chevron. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that OML is a lease granted by the Federal Government to oil companies for the exploration, prospecting or mining and […]

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NCC remits N49.7b in Q1 to Federal Government

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it remitted N49.7 billion to the Federal Government in the first quarter of 2018. Mr Tony Ojobo, the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs said in a statement on Thursday that the remittance was in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA 2007). Ojobo said the figure represented […]