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76th UN General Assembly opens in New York, new president takes over

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2021

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic had proved to be the most challenging period the world had seen, as the 75th session of the General Assembly closed to usher in the 76th session, the UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Passing

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Breaking: Governor Wike drags President Buhari to court over VAT collection

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2021

Rivers State government, through its Attorney-General, has gone to the Supreme Court to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal that ordered it to maintain status quo on the collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, pending the determination of an appeal that was lodged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS. Aside from […]

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Founder of world’s ‘biggest church’ dies

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2021

Rev. Cho Yong-gi, whose founding of the biggest South Korean church once stood as a symbol of the post-war growth of Christianity in the country before that achievement was tainted by corruption and scandals, died Tuesday, 14 September, 2021. He was 85.Cho, an emeritus pastor at Seoul”s Yoido Full Gospel Church, died at a Seoul […]

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1.6m households, 8m individuals benefiting from conditional cash transfers – Says Buhari

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said ongoing efforts to reduce poverty in the country continue to grow, with 1.6 million poor and vulnerable households, comprising more than 8 million individuals currently benefiting from the Conditional Cash Transfer program, while N300 billion has been disbursed to farmers. The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi

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Buhari seeks NASS approval for fresh external loans

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari, has again, written to the leadership of the National Assembly to approve for it $4,054,476,863 and €710 million external loans. Buhari is also seeking the nation’s legislature’s approval for grant components of $125 million in the 2018-2020 external rolling borrowing plan. This is contained in a letter addressed to both chambers of the […]

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Ganduje’s son reports mother to EFCC

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2021

Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reported his mother to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly swindling him. According a PREMIUM TIMES report, the first lady, Hafsat Ganduje, has shunned an invitation extended to her by the EFCC to report for questioning. According to […]