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Subsidy Removal: Reps demand upward review of Lawmakers’ salaries, allowances

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic situation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the demand was the outcome of a meeting the lawmakers had on

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Breaking: Senate confirms nomination of Service Chiefs

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the nomination of service chiefs and heads of security agencies newly appointed by President Bola Tinubu. This followed the screening of the top brass by the upper chamber. Senate President Godswill Akpabio said during the closed-door session, the service chiefs answered questions on defence-related matters and topical issues. The

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Breaking: Court orders DSS to release Emefiele within seven days

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

…says his detention is unjustifiable The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services, DSS to immediately release suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from detention. The presiding judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, gave the order after hearing the arguments of all parties in the matter.

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Subsidy removal: Tinubu begs Nigerians, says palliatives underway

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2023

…Says Bretton Woods Institution, foreigners can’t solve Nigeria’s problems  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the framework for palliatives to remedy the effects of fuel subsidy removal is being worked out, explaining that the decision to phase out the subsidy was taken in the best interest of the country. He

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President Tinubu is new ECOWAS Chairman

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2023

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, through a unanimous endorsement. His emergence was announced on Sunday at the 63rd ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS. The Nigerian president takes over from President Umaro Embalo of […]

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$5billion Abacha loot recovered: Court asks Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and Buhari to give account

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2023

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about $5 billion Abacha recovered funds by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari. The Freedom Of Information suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/407/2020 from which the order emerged was brought before the court by the […]