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Buhari applauds Pakistan on military cooperation

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari says that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been faithful and consistent in assisting Nigeria, particularly in the training of members of the Armed Forces. According to the Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina spoke on Friday at the State House, Abuja,

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Buhari to launch Kano-Kaduna rail project in few weeks, says Amaechi

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2021

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that the President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the construction of Kano -Kaduna rail project in the next few weeks. Amaechi disclosed this on Friday while speaking at the weekly Presidential Media briefing organised by the State House Media Unit in Abuja. He said that all contracts for the […]

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Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2021

The Senate has passed the Petroleum Industry Bill known as PIB. The bill was passed during the plenary on Thursday after careful consideration of each of the clauses. The Senate before passing the bill met behind closed doors with the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian […]

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Kanu’s re-arrest, repatriation ‘one of the most classic operations of its type in the world’ – Minister

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2021

The Federal Government says security and intelligence agencies were on the trail of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for over two years before he was re-arrested. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja, said Kanu was living “a […]

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Illegal possession, importation of firearms to attract three-year jail term

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2021

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill which provides for three years jail term or N3m fine or both, as  penalties for anyone caught illegally possessing or dealing in firearms in Nigeria. Titled: Firearms Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the piece of legislation amends Section 35 (2) of the Principal Act which previously provided a fine of […]

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Buhari congratulates China on 100th anniversary of Communist Party

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of founding of the Communist Party of China. In a letter to the Chinese leader, according to a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, Buhari said China has succeeded in building a […]