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Kaduna Has Benefited Over N13.5bn From FG’s Social Investment Programme – Finance Minister

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2018

By Punarimam Fehintola   The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has disclosed that Kaduna State since inception of the Federal Government’s National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), has benefited over ₦13.5 billion, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari is leading

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Declare national mourning over death of soldiers – Ezekwesili tells FG

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2018

The Presidential Candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has asked the Federal Government to declare national mourning over the death of the soldiers who were killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Her reaction comes few days after a Boko Haram splinter group killed about 44 soldiers in Metele, a […]

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Breaking: Atiku turbaned Waziri Adamawa, becomes no. 2 man in the Emirate

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2018

Former Vice President and the Presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has been formally turbaned the 7th Waziri of Adamawa Emirate. The position of Waziri makes the former Vice President next to the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo, in hierarchy in the emirate. Speaking at the occasion, the Lamido of Adamawa, said Atiku was […]

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BPE: How privatisation saved Nigeria $3 billion

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2018

The privatization and commercialisation process has freed up over three billion dollars consumed by Public Enterprises (PEs) annually in terms of subventions, waivers and unpaid taxes, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says. Alex Okoh, the Director-General, BPE, said this in a statement issued by Amina Othman, Head, Public Communications, on Thursday in Abuja.

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Corruption allegation: Leave me alone, face Transparency International, Jonathan tells Presidency

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2018

Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan has told the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to leave him alone and face Transparency International, who claimed that Nigeria was more corrupt today than under the last Peoples Democratic Party government. In a statement released by Jonathan’s media office and signed by his former media aide, Reno Omokr, said the

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Police to Saraki: Despite Adikwu’s death, we have enough evidence to try you for Offa robbery

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2018

The Nigeria Police has said despite the death of the principal suspect in the Offa, Kwara State bank robbery in which 33 persons, including nine policemen were killed, it has enough evidence to prosecute the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. The police said this against the backdrop of the demand for a […]