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Photos: Osinbajo briefs Buhari

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met President Muhammadu Buhari today behind closed doors to give him full briefing on his stewardship since the President handed over the reins of office to him on 7 May. Osinbajo, who received the President on arrival from London on Saturday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe

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Na’Allah, Kebbi senator, ‘accused of diverting community borehole project to his compound’

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

BudgIT’s Tracka team has again uncovered how legislators divert constituency projects to personal use. Tracka was established to address the critical issues with social and economic development in the country, such as the exclusion of citizens from developmental projects, the increasing number of abandoned projects, and poor execution of the few implemented projects. This

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Buhari may still go for medical check-ups-Adesina

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, has admitted that his boss could still leave the country for medical check-ups. Adesina, speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels TV Monday morning, however called on Nigerians to pray that Buhari remains hale and hearty. “What Nigerians should hope for is that our president will remain whole. But if […]

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I kept in touch with events at home via social media- Buhari

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was glad to be back in the country. In an early morning address to the nation on Monday, the President noted that even while he was abroad on medical vacation, he had been kept in daily touch with events at home. He said he monitored national discussions via […]

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Renovation: Buhari works from home

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari, who resumed on Monday after a three-month medical vacation, is working from home. A presidential source disclosed this to TheCable but attributed the development to some renovations at the president’s office. The president had earlier signed a letter he wrote to notify the national assembly of his resumption. Abba Kyari, his chief […]

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every week360 people lost their jobs in the banking sector between January and June 2017

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2017

Data made available by the National Bureau of Statistics show that 8,663 people lost their jobs in the first half of 2017. In other words, an average of 360 people have been sacked every week from January to June 2017. The figures were higher in the first quarter and lower in the second. According to […]