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New Minimum Wage: FG Yet To Constitute Committee…..may go on Strike

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2017

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has accused the Federal Government of engaging in unnecessary delay in constituting a tripartite committee to negotiate the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President made the accusation at the 4th NLC National Gender Conference and

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Court Gives Ruling on Suit Against Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2017

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled on a suit filed against President Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of the chief justice of Nigeria. The suit filed by Malcom Omirhobo seeking the interpretation of Section 23 of the 1999 Constitution as amended was struck out. Omirhobo, a lawyer, in a suit with number: […]

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Buhari Return Put Off Again As Doctors Refuse To Give Clean Bill Of Health

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria was put off late last night because his doctors would not certify him healthy enough to return home despite strong pressure from members of his inner circle. Presidency sources said the desperation to have him back was so much that the cabal sent to London on Friday the biggest jet in the […]

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How Jonathan Rejected UK Offer To Rescue Chibok Girls- The Guardian UK

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

British armed forces offered to attempt to rescue nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, but were rebuffed by Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s president at the time, the Observer has learned. In a mission named Operation Turus, the RAF conducted air reconnaissance over northern Nigeria for several months, following the kidnapping

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Boko Haram kills 28 soldiers – Army

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2017

The Nigerian Army has revealed that it has lost 28 of its while three others were abducted during different clashes with members of the Boko Haram sect in February 2017. The Army, in a statement released by the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, said the casualties were recorded in Borno and […]

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Malabu scam: EFCC Charges Shell, Agip, Adoke with Fraud

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged oil giants, Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited, ENI SPA and three Italians with fraud in the handling of the OPL 245. The commission accused the firms of corruptly handing over $801,000,000 to a former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), […]