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Buhari approves reconstitution of NBET board

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2020

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of Directors of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company Plc (NBET). The Presidency in a statement on Thursday listed the members of the reconstituted board which will be chaired by Nigeria’s finance minister

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COVID-19: FG grants two-month licence-fee waiver to broadcast stations

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2020

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced the granting of a two-month licence-fee waiver for terrestrial broadcast stations in the country by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), as part of efforts to ease the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the broadcast industry. The Minister, who stated this at a […]

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Infectious Diseases Bill Conceived in the interest of Nigerians- Speaker

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2020

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday said the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill was conceived in the best interest of the Nigerian people and no one else. Gbajabiamila while addressing his colleagues at the resumption of the plenary session said since the introduction of the Bill a week ago, there has […]

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COVID-19: Masari shuts down Emir of Daura’s palace

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2020

The Katsina State Government has shut down the palace of the Emir of Daura as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Governor Aminu Masari, who made the disclosure in Katsina while giving update on the COVID-19 situation in the state, said there was no ulterior motive to the decision to quarantine the […]

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14-man team leaves for Kano Saturday – FG

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2020

The Federal Government says a 14-man team comprising of health experts with different areas of specialisation will leave for Kano State on Saturday morning. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Friday evening during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja monitored via Channels TV. The minister said the […]

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Buhari approve implementation of Oransaye’s report of merging MDAs-Zainab

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of the Steve Oransaye report that recommended a trimming of the Federal bureaucracy. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed gave the indication in an interview on Channels TV Programme Politics Today. Ahmed said Buhari has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and […]