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NASS Bill grants full autonomy to The 774 Local Government of Nigeria as INEC is now to conduct LG elections

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2024

The National Assembly on Tuesday, passed the first reading of a bill that granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution. The section provides a consequential provision for the

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How Tinubu Minister paid Bank N9.3b for construction of roads – Report

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2024

Tracka, BudgIT’s has uncovered a total of N8.6 billion paid by the Federal Ministry of Works to FIMS Microfinance Bank Limited by the Minister of Works, David Umahi. The revelation was contained in a statement issued and signed by Ayomide Ladipo, the Head of Tracka, on Friday. The release exposed that the payment made by […]

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Breaking: Private Jet with over 10 VIPs crash-lands in Ibadan

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2024

A private jet having about 10 persons onboard including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) has crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An impeccable source said the jet crash-landed on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway into the nearby bush. Firefighters and rescue […]

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Tinubu should explain NNPCL’s $3.3bn loan deal- Atiku

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2024

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Bola Tinubu to account for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan. On August 16, 2023, the NNPCL secured a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan — a transaction aimed at supporting the naira and stabilising the

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Presidency speaks on alleged plan to relocate Federal Capital to Lagos

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that there is no plan to relocate the Federal Capital to Lagos. The president spoke through his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement sent to Platforms Africa. “We have noticed how mischief-makers, bent on fueling needless ethnic mistrust, have deliberately misinterpreted the decision of […]

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President Tinubu set to replace suspended Betta Edu, AYADE or Amb Abang on the line

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, unwavering in his commitment to combat corruption, has reportedly set his sights on replacing Edu due to her alleged involvement in financial impropriety within her ministry. A credible source within the Presidency emphasized that Tinubu might not wait for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s final report on the ongoing