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Breaking: Finally, Trump concedes defeat

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2021

Following a formal affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, President Trump said the decision “represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history.” “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out,

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Breaking: NIMC down tools, as thousands of NIN applicants stranded

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2021

Thousands of applicants have been locked outside of the offices of the National Identity Management Commission following a strike embarked on by NIMC staff, The PUNCH has learnt. The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its Secretary, Odia Victor. […]

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Atiku Becomes ‘First Nigerian’ To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2021

If current trending social media reports are to be believed, former vice president Atiku Abubakar has become the first known Nigerian to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Atiku was seen in viral social media photos receiving what is believed to be a vaccine against the dreaded coronavirus in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The photos showed […]

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COVID-19: FG to impose travel ban on defaulting VIPs, govt officials

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2021

The Federal Government has vowed to clamp down on Very Important Personalities and government officials who fail to obey travel protocols including undergoing compulsory COVID-19 tests after returning into the country. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this on Wednesday in a video posted by the Ministry […]

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FG to borrow from dormant bank accounts, unclaimed dividends to finance 2021 budget

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2021

The federal government (FG) has revealed plans to borrow monies in dormant bank accounts and unclaimed dividends to finance the 2021 budget. This information is contained in the Finance Act 2020 recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the finance act, the monies recovered in the process would be transferred into an […]

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Wike to APC: get ready to hand over power to PDP in 2023, says Nigerians earnestly waiting

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2021

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prepare its handover notes at the federal level for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. The governor boasted that Nigerians were earnestly waiting for the PDP to take over power in order to ensure good governance in the country. Wike spoke […]