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FEC directs deployment of 5-G Network

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2021

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the policy on deployment of Fifth Generation network, popularly known as 5-G. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, made this known to State House Correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by

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FIRS writes National Assembly, seeks exclusive power on VAT….seeks establishment of revenue court

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2021

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, in a bid to retain the collection of the Value Added Tax, has written the National Assembly, seeking the inclusion of VAT collection in the exclusive legislative list. The agency is also requesting NASS to approve for it, the establishment of the Federal Revenue Court of Nigeria. A Federal High […]

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Find tactics to solve security challenge, Buhari tells Service Chiefs

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country, particularly in the North-West and North Central.  The President issued the directive on Tuesday, during a three-hour security meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He reiterated the urgent need to deal with the […]

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Breaking: Gunmen abduct Senator Effiong in Akwa Ibom

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2021

Gunmen have abducted the former Senator representing Eket Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nelson Effiong in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The victim was kidnapped by three-armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo. The gunmen reportedly stormed the venue at about 9:00pm on Sunday night, opening fire on customers […]

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Buhari urges insurance companies to take advantage of diversification, expand operations to meet needs

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja urged Insurance firms in Nigeria to take advantage of ongoing efforts by the federal government to grow non-oil sector of the economy through innovation, commending their role in encouraging medical practitioners to tackle spread of COVID-19. According to his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the […]

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Breaking: Open grazing, VAT bills scale second reading at Lagos Assembly

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2021

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday committed the bill on open grazing to the committee on agriculture after it scaled second reading. The House also read for the first and second time the state’s Value Added Tax bill and asked the committee on finance which is handling it to report back on Thursday. […]