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African Countries Failing To Progress In Good Governance ― Report

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

Governance progress slowed across Africa for the first time in a decade, even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, with commitment to democracy and civil rights faltering, a major report said Monday. The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published every two years, gives each country’s

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2023: Group uncovers plot to smear Tinubu

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

A pressure group, Tinubu Support Group (TSM), said it has uncovered plans by some politicians within the ruling party and the opposition to smear the name of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu before President Muhammad Buhari ahead of the 2023 general elections. The National Coordinator of […]

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COVID-19 vaccine discovery, remote cause of petrol price increase – Sylva

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

The recent upwards increase in petrol pump price, from N158 to N168, has been attributed to the announcement of a possibility of having a vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic soon. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on Monday, after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari in […]

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Aisha Buhari donates sanitary kits to Lagos hospitals

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF) on Monday distributed sanitary kits to women and children in three hospitals in Lagos state. The hospitals visited were the Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Onikan Health Centre and the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, all on the Lagos Island. Speaking at the presentation, Mrs Zainab Ikaz-Kassim, the Special Assistant on Events Management

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#EndSARS: IGP Adamu Reportedly Rejects Policemen Resignation Letters

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has allegedly rejected resignation letters from hundreds of officers in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests. Top police officers who confided in newsmen said policemen were ready to leave after their humiliation and burning of stations. The officers said there is no amount of talk that will assuage their […]

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ASUU Strike: FG may adopt alternative payment to IPPIS

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

aThere were indications on  Sunday  that the Federal Government might adopt any payment  platform developed in universities as an alternative to  the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, who gave this indication in an interview, however, gave conditions for adopting any payment platform