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Fuel crisis worsens as PENGASSAN begins nationwide strike

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2017

Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have commenced a nationwide strike. The strike is coming amid fuel scarcity which entered its second week on Monday. Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, had attributed the scarcity to

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Don’t allow untrained Boko Haram to continue be a threat to us- Commandant tells troop

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2017

The Commandant of the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East (Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has warned that as highly respected soldiers all globally, the troop should no longer allow the “untrained Boko Haram to rubbish them. Speaking to soldiers at the front line on Saturday, Maj. Gen. Nicholas said, “We have […]

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Recovered loot used to fund social investment projects-Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2017

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says a large portion of recovered loot is used to fund the social investment projects of the current administration. Speaking at an event to commemorate the World Anti-corruption Day, Osinbajo listed some of such social investment projects to include the homegrown school feeding programme, growth enterprise and empowerment pogramme as well as

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Dogara reveals how Buhari tackled Jibrin over ‘budget padding’ scandal

Daily Dispatch December 13, 2017

A simple question from President Muhammadu Buhari to Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman of house committee on appropriation, put paid to his allegation of “budget padding” against Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, a new book has revealed. Jibrin had alleged that the 2016 budget was padded to the tune of over N284 billion […]

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UN seeks urgent resettlement of 1,300 refugees stranded in Libya

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2017

The United Nations urgently appealed Monday for countries to take in 1,300 “extremely vulnerable” refugees stranded in Libya, following revelations of horrific abuse of migrants in the country. The UN refugee agency said there was a dire need for 1,300 resettlement places by the end of March 2018. “This is a desperate call for solidarity […]

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People of Kano are behind you- Emir Sanusi assures Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2017

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has declared that the people of the state were behind President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, made the remark when Buhari visited him in Kano. He commended the president for his stride towards stamping out corruption from Nigeria and his […]