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Exposed: How Kogi state government spent N90 million on N300,000 software

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2021

The Kogi State Government last year spent N90 million on software that the developers now offer for only N300,000. The software, approved by a COVID-19 sceptic, Governor Yahaya Bello, was for tracking coronavirus cases in the state. However, the software is no longer functioning as the

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Insecurity: Opposition exploiting Nigeria’s challenges – Presidency

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2021

The presidency on Friday accused members of the opposition of exploiting the country’s security challenges in spite of the government’s efforts to tackle issues facing the nation. A presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, said this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “I want to assure Nigerians that the administration of President Muhammadu

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FIRS to adopt NIN database for tax sollection, says Nami

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2021

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is making arrangements to adopt the National Identification Number database to ramp up registration of taxpayers, data collection, and profiling in the country. FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, disclosed that the agency was working with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to achieve this, to ensure all eligible taxable

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National Assembly to pass PIB April, says petroleum minister

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2021

The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), currently before the National Assembly , will be passed in April, the Minister of State of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said. This is coming few weeks after TheNewsGuru (TNG) organised a one-day colloquium as an intervention to aid understanding of the issues involved and to fast-track the passage of the Petroleum Industry

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New $1.3billion fertilizer plant ready in months – Buhari says

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said a new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3b that will produce ammonia and fertilizers in Nigeria will be ready for commissioning in the coming months. Speaking at an audience with Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), President Buhari said the new plant will be built in partnership […]

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We pay N120bn monthly to subsidise petrol, NNPC laments

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it pays N120 billion every month to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. NNPC Group General Manager (GMD), Mele Kyari, disclosed this at the weekly presidential ministerial media briefing on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He lamented that the burden […]