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How Emefiele under Buhari spent $1.5b monthly to defend Naira — Presidency

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2024

The Presidency has revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria during the regime of former President Muhammadu Buhari spent $1.5 billion monthly to defend the Naira. The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in an article. Onanuga’s article:

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Democracy Day Misstep, “I bowed and paid homage to Democracy” – Tinubu says

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2024

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has reacted to his fall at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday morning, making a big joke out of it. The president missed his step and fell while entering a vehicle for a parade to commemorate his country’s Democracy Day. Speaking at a dinner, the president referred to the fall as “Swagger”, saying […]

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Tinubu warns against anti-democratic forces, hails Abiola, Yar’Adua, others

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has praised the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola and other heroes of democracy, including General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and Pa Alfred Rewane, among others. In his Democracy Day broadcast on Wednesday, the President also celebrated other heroes including Chief Anthony Enahoro, Chief Abraham Adesanya,

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FULL TEXT: President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast on 2024 Democracy Day

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2024

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, delivered the 2024 Democracy Day speech, addressing a variety of issues affecting the country. Tinubu pledged to implement democracy as Nigerians’ way of life. Read the full text below: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the […]

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Emefiele printed own version of the Naira different from what Buhari approved – Ex-Director of Operation

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2024

Ahmed Umar, a former Director of Currency Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has revealed that the former governor, Godwin Emefiele, proceeded to print a version of the Naira with his own design. Testifying at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Umar highlighted that the features in the design ordered […]

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Breaking: FG Increases Minimum Wage

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2024

The Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000, while organized labour has reduced its demand from N494,000 to N250,000. Labour, private sector operators bicker over minimum wage Already the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage has adjourned as there was no consensus at the meeting. The organized […]