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FG resumes negotiations with ASUU

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2022

The Federal Government on Tuesday resumed negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Tuesday’s meeting is the second of its kind since the academics declared a one-month warning strike three weeks ago. The academics are seeking improved welfare, revitalisation of public

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Breaking: Reps Reject Life Pension For Senate President, Speaker, Deputies

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2022

A total of 193 votes by the members of the House of Representatives has knocked out the quest to give constitutional life pension to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives and their respective Deputies. While 162 said yea, 3 persons abstained from the voting exercise. Details later….

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Buhari goes on two weeks medical check up after UNEP@50 in Kenya

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Kenya after which he will proceed to London for two weeks for medical examination. President Buhari will participate in the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50) holding in Kenya. The event is to hold from March 3 to March 4 […]

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Buhari urges Nigerians to get more involved in security, hails security agencies, service chiefs

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerians to get more interested in working with security agencies to tackle myriad challenges facing the country, extoling the courage and bravery displayed by security agencies and service chiefs in promoting peace and order. In an address at the opening ceremony of Alumni Association of the National Defence […]

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INEC announces new dates for 2023 elections + full statement

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, announced new dates for the 2023 elections. This was announced by the National Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at a news conference in Abuja, the Federal capital. According to him, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while […]

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Just in: Buhari finally signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at about midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House […]