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Coronavirus: I will support total lockdown if… – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2020

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, threw his weight behind the call for the lockdown of Nigeria over Coronavirus. Tinubu spoke after a closed-door meeting with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House, Marina. He explained that many countries

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COVID-19: Our biggest source of risk is from people returning to Nigeria – NCDC

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised an alarm about the activities of travellers returning to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. NCDC’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the biggest source of risk faced by the nation, is from people returning to Nigeria. Ihekweazu, who appeared on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on

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COVID-19: IGP tells zonal AIGs, CPs to enforce social restriction orders, shuts down Police Academy, others

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, Sunday, directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police nationwide to ensure that all legitimate orders given in pursuant to the containment of COVID-19 are strictly enforced within their areas of jurisdiction. He also ordered the immediate closure of the Nigeria Police Academy as

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“Mr. President act now or give way before its too late”- PDP tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), on Thursday, sent a message to President Muhammadu Buhari through its national chairman, Uche Secondus. According the PDP chairman, the country is seating on a time bomb and disaster could only be avoided if President Muhammadu Buhari “act now or give way”. Uche Secondus made the statement at his press conference, […]

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FIRS: Some tax officials are engineering, law graduates – Nami

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2020

Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Muhammad Nami has said some staff of the parastatal are graduates of engineering, law and others. He said this on Monday at a meeting with members of the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. “On assumption of duty, I discovered that about 1,139 staff were recruited and posted […]

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Why Emir Sanusi was removed- Kano SSG

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2020

The Kano State government has explained reasons behind the removal of Emir, Lamido Sanusi, as Emir of Kano. The state in a statement issued by Alhaji Usman Alhaji, Secretary to the State Government, said Sanusi was “in total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the state Governor and other lawful authorities. According to […]