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Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will revolutionize transportation in Nigeria and boost tourism – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2024

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Lagos, flagged off the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, stating that the project would revolutionize transportation in Nigeria and bolster the unique economic strength of each zone.  The President spoke from the Ahmadu Bello Way,

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Breaking: Protests Rocks Disbanded Kano Emirate

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2024

There are currently protesters on the streets of Gaya, one of the five emirates affected by the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) controlled House of Assembly had repealed the law which ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje used to dethrone Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II in 2020. While assenting to the law on […]

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Aminu Bayero remains Kano Emir – Joint Security vows to obey court order

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2024

Joint security agencies, under the leadership of the Kano Police Commissioner, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, have said they will obey the court order issued by a Federal High Court stopping the Kano State government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Police Commissioner, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, alongside other top security officers of the military, the DSS […]

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Commitment to Utilise Gas for Economic Growth, Prosperity 

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2024

…As Tinubu Lauds NNPC Ltd, Partners Over Three Commissioned Gas Projects  In line with its renewed hope agenda, the Federal Government has reiterated its determination to utilize Nigeria’s abundant gas resources towards revamping the nation’s industrial growth and kickstarting its economic prosperity.   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed this while commissioning three

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Rofo Rofo Fight: Governor set to probe the administration he served as Accountant General

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2024

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was screened and confirmed […]

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NESG Faults Timing Of Cybersecurity Levy, Says Nigerians Battling High Food Prices

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2024

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has faulted the timing of the introduction of the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement on Thursday, NESG asked the Federal Government to reconsider the levy as Nigerians are currently groaning under multiple taxation and inflationary pressures.