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Reps Summon Finance Minister, AGF over $36.1m World Bank loan, $1.5m grant

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2020

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday commenced an investigation into the payment of over N149.205 billion on crude oil lifting pre-shipment contracts paid by Federal Government since 2011 to date. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon Wole Oke, who presided over the

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Senate passes Finance Bill 2020

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2020

The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Finance Bill 2020 transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari two weeks ago. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Finance; Customs, Excise & Tariff; Trade and Investment and Public Procurement at plenary by the upper chamber. […]

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Breaking: Telecom operators given two weeks to block SIM cards without NIN

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks within which they should block SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). It warned that any telecom operators that failed to comply with the directive risked outright withdrawal of its licence or heavy penalty. Last week […]

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Lawan swears-in Abiru, Dickson, two other Senators

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2020

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday swore-in four senators recently elected through bye-elections in states across the country. The new Senators include Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa West), Senator Cleopas Moses (Bayelsa Central) and Senator Nora Ladi Dadu’ut (Plateau South. The Clerk to the Senate, Ibrahim El-Ladan

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Two Reps dump PDP, APGA for APC

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2020

Two members of the House of Representatives announced their defections at the plenary on Tuesday. While Aliyu Datti Yau from Kano State defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, Shiddi Usman Danjuma from Taraba State defected from All Progressives Grand Alliance to the APC. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read their letters […]

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Boko Haram: Tinubu visits Zulum, wants military to change strategy

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2020

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri on Monday, with call on the Nigerian military to change their strategy. A statement from the governor’s office quoted Tinubu as saying; “We have been on this (Boko Haram) for […]