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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

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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 […]

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Money Laundering: Nigeria places Cameroon, Vietnam, Croatia on watch list

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria has asked Deposit Money Banks and Other Financial Institutions in the country to increase monitoring of transactions with businesses and persons in and from Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam. This was according to a circular referenced: FPR/AML/PUB/BOF/001/029, which was issued, on Thursday, by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation, Mr

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Breaking: Court grants DCP Kyari bail

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2023

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to DCP Abba Kyari on charges bordering on money laundering. Apart from money laundering charges, Kyari is also facing a primary charge of cocaine trafficking, for which he has been denied bail. One of his lawyers, Hamza N. Dantani, shared the news of the court […]

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Breaking: Tinubu okays national census, to announce new date

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has approved that plans for the 2023 national census be sustained. Tinubu is however expected to fix a new date for the national population and housing census. Recall that the initial date set for its conduct was postponed indefinitely in April this year. ⁣  Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Nasir […]