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May 29 handover date sacrosanct, Buhari insists

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday reiterated his commitment to handing over leadership to an elected president on May 29 next year, saying that his term in office will end on that day in line with constitution. In a brief remark to Shakib Ben Musa, the Minister of National Education,

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Details of how convicted wire fraudster, Bidemi Rufai, was receiving $50,000 per transaction from Ogun Gov. Abiodun –U.S

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2022

United States of America’s comprehensive court documents have disclosed how Ogun Gov. Dapo Abidoun was paying U.S. jailed fraudster, Bidemi Rufai, $50,000 per deal as a state political appointee. A report from the Washington Post states that political observers and cybercrime experts in Nigeria noted the timing of Rufai’s ascent to power — just after […]

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Buhari canvasses Army neutrality on 2023 polls, wants human rigths obligations sustained

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Sokoto directed the Nigerian Armed Forces to remain apolitical and continue to operate within the framework of the constitution to ensure the successful conduct of the 2023 general elections. Declaring open the Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference 2022, the President urged the Army to continue to improve their […]

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Oil Derivation, Subsidy and SURE-P refunds: Nine oil producing state receive N625.43 billion in two years – Presidency

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2022

Nine oil-producing states received a total of N625.43 billion 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in the last two years, 2021-2022. The states that received the refunds dating from 1999 to 2021 are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. Data obtained from the Federation […]

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Nine oil-producing states received N625.43bn in two years – Presidency

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2022

Amidst growing discontent in Niger Delta states that some government officials had misused the oil derivation refunds in the region, the Presidency released more details of oil derivation refunds made to the states on Friday. The details provided by the Presidency show that Akwa Ibom and Delta States received the largest refunds from the federal […]

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Some CBN, NPA workers earn more than Buhari – RMAFC

Daily Dispatch December 1, 2022

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says some public servants earn salaries bigger than that of President Muhammadu Buhari. “The salary of Mr President is not up to N1,300,000 a month…the allowances of the President are factored into that salary. In 2008, that was considered a big money but now, there are people […]