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Nigeria’s unity: Buhari commends Ijaw leaders, pledges action on environmental degradation

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday commended the leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) on their recent affirmation of belief in a United Nigeria and supporting the fight against insecurity by developing internal control mechanisms. The President gave the commendation while receiving

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Why Nigeria must continue to borrow responsibly – Senate President

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2021

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has explained why it is important for the Nigerian government to continue to borrow responsibly to fund critical projects in the country. He believes it is not feasible for the government to tax the people further in the face of the present economic situation and the nation’s infrastructure must […]

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Again Buhari jets out to London for mediacl attention

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, the Presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He explained that the President’s trip to London was for a scheduled medical follow-up, adding that he would […]

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Africa should be producing, not begging for COVID vaccines – AFDB

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2021

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has again urged regional leaders to focus on vaccine production and access for the African continent as the Covid-19 epidemic continues to take lives and hurt economies and livelihoods. Adesina addressed leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at a special summit held […]

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NPC Act/NBC Act Amendments: Presidency has no hand in ongoing process – Adesina

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2021

The Presidency, on Wednesday, said it had no hands in the ongoing amendment processes to the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act by the National Assembly. A lot of outcries from media stakeholders had greeted the amendment processes, with some describing it as another attempt by the federal government […]

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Senate will expose government agencies refusing to account for public funds, says Lawan

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2021

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will publish the names of government agencies that have refused to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to defend the interrogations of the Auditor-General for the Federation in the 2015 report. Lawan made this known in his remarks after the Senate considered the […]