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Wike to honour Rotimi Amaechi for developing Rivers State

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has added his predecessor and arch-rival, Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, among prominent Rivers sons and daughters and some other notable Nigerians to be honoured by the state. Those on the 29-man list will be honoured for their individual

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NASS Management Threatens Legislative Aides Over Non-payment of allowances

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The National Assembly management has threatened to stop direct payment of salaries and allowances of all legislative aides to them. This threat was contained in a memo issued by the clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Omolori Chairman of the committee on the National Assembly Legislative Aides (NASSLAF) crisis and dated 3rd May, […]

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Sultan of Sokoto reveals how FG can overcome economic recession in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar II, has observed that the creation of job opportunities through investments in Agriculture and entrepreneurship remains the panacea to Nigeria’s economic recession. He made the remark while advising both the Federal and State governments on how to resolve the currently economic hardship ravaging the country. Speaking

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Nigerian elite are greedy-Sultan

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described elite Nigerians as greedy. According to him, ordinary Nigerians only needed government support to make live meaningful for themselves. He, therefore, called on the 19 northern governors to invest on the Small Scale Enterprises, to make life better for people in the region. The Sultan spoke […]

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FG’s Borrowing is on the high side- CBN

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has expressed concern over the borrowing activities of the federal government, saying the pace of government’s borrowing has exceeded the target for the 2017 fiscal year. The CBN position came along with its Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, decision at the end of the second quarter 2017 meeting, yesterday, to […]

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Presidency dismisses coup plot reports

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2017

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has urged Nigerians to ignore the media reports on coup plot, saying it should not be stretched beyond what the military authorities had said. Adesina stated this at a media chat with State House correspondents to mark two years of the President […]