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Boko Haram: Rescue abducted women, Osinbajo orders security agencies

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo has directed Nigeria’s military and intelligence agencies to take all necessary steps including coordinating with our international partners to rescue the abducted women, as well as to ensure further tightening of security in and around Borno State. The women, who

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Restructuring: APC names 9-man committee to articulate party’s position

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The All Progressive Congress APChas set a nine-member committee to articulate party’s position on restructuring. In a statement issued on Wednesday by National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi said the party notes that in view of  various agitations on restructuring, the concept has assumed several disparate meanings. “In the light of this, at the fifth

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Group threatens to occupy NASS if Buhari fails to return In 18 days

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

A pro-democracy group, Concerned Nigerians, has threatened to begin a daily sit-in at the national assembly if President Muhammadu Buhari does not return in 18 days. The group in a statement made available to Independent and signed by Deji Adeyanju, convener, asked the national assembly to begin the process of removing the president. It said, “Today – July 19th, […]

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Minimum wage committee to begin sitting

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The 29-member committee on a new National Minimum Wage will begin sitting before the end of July, NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said on Wednesday. ”Before the end of this month, the process of discussions on a new minimum wage will commence,” Wabba said at an interactive forum in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria […]

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Army intercept suspected wives, children of Boko Haram terrorists

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The Army said on Wednesday that it had intercepted 37 people suspected to be wives and children of Boko Haram terrorists after they escaped from the insurgents’ custody. A statement issued by Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the Army Spokesman, said that 30 of the escapees were intercepted on Tuesday at Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe. […]

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BREAKING: Senate Vows To Separate NFIU From EFCC

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The Nigerian Senate has resolved to pass a law that would make the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, independent of the anti-graft agency, EFCC. The lawmakers on Wednesday based their decision on the reported suspension of the NFIU from the Egmont Group. The NFIU, an arm of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was […]