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Breaking: FG to prune 2019 budget to N8.6trillion

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

The federal government is proposing a smaller budget size of N8.6 trillion for 2019 fiscal year compared to 2018 budget figure of N9.1 trillion. New Telegraph reports that the federal government also envisaged a total revenue projection of N7.9 trillion, reductions in both borrowing and deficit

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Again Buhari meets service chiefs

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the nation’s security chiefs. The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Some of those who attended the meeting with the President are the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali; National Security Adviser, Babangana Monguno; Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of […]

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Minimum wage: We are still struggling to pay N18,000 – Govs

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

Nigerian Governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum have declared that they are still struggling to pay the current minimum wage of N18,000. Though they said they were not against the upward review of the minimum wage, they nevertheless said the ability of states to pay must be considered. Chairman of the Forum, […]

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Fayemi in attendance as Osinbajo presides over NEC meeting

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is presently presiding over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The new Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, is among other state governors and deputy governors attending the meeting. Fayemi, who was sworn in on Tuesday, became the cynosure of the meeting as he […]

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Fayose to remain in EFCC custody for two weeks

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

The Punch online is reporting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a remand order from a Federal Capital Territory High Court to keep former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State for two weeks The remand order, according to publication is subject to further renewal which implies that Fayose could spend longer than two […]

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2019: Only Eight Parties Have Submitted Candidates’ Lists, 24 Hours To Deadline – INEC

Daily Dispatch October 17, 2018

  Twenty-four hours to the deadline for the submission of names of candidates for the 2019 general elections, only eight political parties have forwarded their nomination lists to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Wednesday at a quarterly dialogue session with the Nigerian Civil