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Over 23m Nigerians jobless as unemployment rate hits 33.3%

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose from 27.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 to 33.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed on Monday. The NBS stated in its report on ‘Labour force Statistics: Unemployment and

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Fuel price: I wish Dangote Refinery existed years ago, says Okonjo-Iweala

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Nigeria would have started producing its own oil if Dangote Refinery had existed years ago. She said this during her visitation to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. According to her, the President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, should have been encouraged be

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Buhari appoints new NIMET D-G

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

President Muhammad Buhari has appointed Dr Bako Mansur Matazu as the new Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Organization (NiMet). Buhari announced this new appointment of Matazu on Monday following the sack of Prof. Sani Mashi. The President fired Prof  prematurely as his tenure supposed to expire in January 2022. The new NIMET boss, Matazuholds a PhD […]

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Breaking: WTO Director-General, Okonjo-Iweala meets President Buhari in Aso Rock

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the Director-General of the WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Muhammadu Buhari and The newly appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has finally met with the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting took place today at the State House in Abuja. The WTO Chief Executive Officer, who

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‘You were absolutely amazing,’ Okonjo-Iweala appreciates Nigerians for support

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and appreciated the ministry and Nigerians in general for their support.     The newly appointed WTO DG who was received by delegates led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama lauded the Minister for his […]

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Breaking: Bandits Storm Primary School In Kaduna, Abduct Teachers, Pupils

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

Bandits have abducted students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Members of the community told Daily Trust that the incident occurred while pupils where trooping into the school around 9am on Monday. Abdulsalam Adam, a resident, said the gunmen came on about […]