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Breaking: Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Strike

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2020

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the nationwide industrial action.  Aliyu Sokumba who is the President of NARD confirmed this to Channels Television on Thursday evening. Dr Sokumba said the union will review the progress made in talks with the Federal Government

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Why I supported Adesina’s re-election as AfDB president – Buhari

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, received the newly re-elected President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He seized the opportunity of the visit to again congratulate Adesina and reinstated his confidence in his ability to do more for the continent in his second term. The Special Adviser to the […]

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No negotiation with P&ID on $10bn judgement – Malami

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2020

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has ruled out the possibility of negotiation with Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) over the disputed $10b judgment debt. The AGF’s spokesman, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, in a statement on Thursday, quoted Malami as saying: “There will be no negotiation or talk of […]

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Breaking: Nigeria’s debt rises by N2.3trn – DMO

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2020

Nigeria’s debt profile increased by N2.38trn between March and June 2020, the Debt Management Office(DMO) has revealed. It said Nigeria’s total public debt stock as of June 30, 2020 stood at N31trn. Nigeria’s total public debt stock includes the debt stock of the Federal Government, the 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory. For public […]

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AKK gas pipeline: NNPC followed due process in procurement – BPP

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2020

Alhaji Maman Ahmadu, the Director-General, Bureau of Public procurement ( BPP) says Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) followed due process in procurement of the Ajaokuta, Kaduna, Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project contract. Ahmadu made the clarification when NNPC delegation led by the Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari paid him a courtesy call in

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Malabu: Nigeria Demands $1.1b From Shell, ENI

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2020

The Nigerian Government on Wednesday asked a Milan court to compel oil multinationals, Royal Dutch Shell and ENI to make an upfront payment of $1.092 billion for damages it suffered over OPL 245 oil block billion At a hearing into alleged corruption linked to Eni and Shell’s 2011 acquisition of the OPL 245 field, Lucio […]