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Rivers, Zamfara, Imo and Bayelsa gets zero allocation as FG disburses ₦123.348bn grants to states

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

The Federal Government has disbursed ₦123.348billion (USD324.6million) to states under its States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme for Results. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed disclosed this in a statement

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Breaking: Court Dismiss Case Challenging Victory of Akeredolu APC Primary Election.

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche The Federal High Court, seating in Abuja, has dismissed a suit challenging the result of the primary election that produced Mr Rotimi Akeredolu as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in the state. Delivering judgment on the matter, on Wednesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo held […]

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Breaking: Formr NADECO Chairman, Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu Dies

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

REAR Admiral Ndubisi Kanu, a former military governor of Imo State in 1975 and governor of Lagos in 1976 is dead. The former NADECO Chairman was said to died this morning in a hospital. The fine Naval chief was reported to have been ill for a long time but it is not clear yet what […]

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Christmas homily: Leave Sokoto now, Muslim group warns Kukah

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2021

There was a new twist to the lingering crisis between Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Kukah and the Muslim Solidarity Forum (MSF), on Tuesday as the Islamic group warned the cleric to “quickly and quietly leave” Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate. MSF said Kukah’s “innuendos and parables” in his speeches  were against Islam […]

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NIN Generated With BVN Must Be Updated At Enrolment Centres – NIMC

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has insisted that it is compulsory for Nigerians to visit the enrolment centres to complete their National Identification Number registration. It stressed that it was important for people not to get carried away with the generation of NIN due to Bank Verification Number (BVN) record harmonisation with the National […]

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Lagos raises alarm over rising COVID-19 cases among Civil Servants, issues new order

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2021

The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the increasing cases of Coronavirus Disease among its workforce. The alarm was raised by the Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, in a memorandum to the Accounting Officers of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government. According to the memo, Muring-Okunola urged the Accounting […]