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Breaking: I’m positive of becoming WTO D-G despite US opposition, says Okonjo-Iweala

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2020

Former Nigerian Finance Minister,  Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says she remains positive of becoming the first African and first female director-general of the World Trade Organisation despite United States opposition to her candidacy. The ex-World Bank director said she felt humbled to have

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Why we prefer Yoo Myung-hee over Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG – US

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2020

United State authorities have given their reasons for supporting South Korea’s trade minister Yoo Myung-hee for the role of director-general of the World Trade Organisation over Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Office of the United States Trade Representative in a statement on the selection of the next World Trade Organization Director-General, insisted that “the United

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Breaking: Buhari speaks on fresh COVID-19 lockdown

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday warned Nigerians to adhere strictly to all protocols recommended by health authorities to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to avoid the issuance of a fresh lockdown. The president said Nigeria’s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID-19 lockdown. The President, therefore, urged Nigerians to obey Buhari, who […]

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Amnesty International’s report on Lekki shootings misleading – Presidency

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2020

The Presidency has accused the Amnesty International (AI) of projecting misleading and inaccurate details about recent events surrounding the #EndSARS protest and the attending chaos. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, who spoke Wednesday morning on the Channels Television daily programme ‘Sunrise Daily’ said AI’s report on the crisis

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End SARS: Nigerians looting warehouses are not hungry – Presidency

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2020

Femi Adesina, the Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said that the looters of warehouses across the country were not hungry nor angry but took advantage of the collapsed law and order. He said the collapse of law and order in the country was as a result of a […]

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Court refuses to order Diezani’s arrest, demands AGF’s extradition evidence

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s request to issue a warrant of arrest against a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is believed to be residing in the United Kingdom. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu rejected the EFCC’s request for an arrest warrant citing the commission’s […]