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Breaking: Nigeria’s foreign debt hits $22.08bn

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2018

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s foreign debt stands at 22.08 billion dollars and  the domestic debt N3.48 trillion . The bureau disclosed this in its “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt’’ Q2 2018 report released in Abuja, on Friday. According to the bureau, further

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Dokpesi, Senator Bala Mohammed, others drag Buhari to court over Executive Order 6

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2018

The Chairman, Daar Communications, Dr Raymond Dokpesi; Senator Bala Mohammed and Ambassador Bello Mohammed have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The men are challenging the constitutionality of Executive Order No 6 of 2018. Dokpesi and others in the suit, are demanding […]

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Buhari receives new DSS DG

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received the newly appointed Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi at the Presidential Villa. The Personal Assistant to New Media, Bashir Ahmad, posted on his twitter handle Thursday evening the picture of what is believed to be the first meeting between the two men after Bichi was […]

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Breaking: $470.5m NNPC Brass LNG fund found hidden in banks: Police

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2018

The Nigerian Police Force announced today that it was able to trace $470.5million belonging to NNPC Brass LNG squirrelled away in some accounts in some commercial banks in Nigeria. Even more stunning, the police also said they traced another N8,807,264,834.96, belonging to the same project in the banks. According to the police, the money was […]

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Osinbajo, Obiano Use Boats To Visit Flood Victims In Anambra

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2018

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, have visited the victims affected by flood in the state. Prof. Osinbajo who visited the state on Thursday was accompanied by the Labour Minister, Chris Ngige, and other government officials. At Umeze-Anam West Local Government Area, the Vice President told the flood victims […]

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Buhari approves Amaechi as campaign DG

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2018

Transport minister Rotimi Amaechi has been appointed as Secretary/Director-General of campaign organisation for his re-election in 2019 of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari approved the appointment on Thursday, President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in Abuja. Amaechi was the Director-General of the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential