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APC governors condemn growing ethnic agitations

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, have condemned recent ethnic-based calls for Nigeria to break up. The governors made their position known Thursday in a statement issued by the director general of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Salihu

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67 Percent Of Nigerians Cannot Pay For Treatment In Public Hospitals – Dogara

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2017

Over 67 percent of Nigerians, which amounts to over a hundred million poor families, cannot afford to pay hospital bills for treatment of illnesses such as malaria in public health facilities, Speaker Yakubu Dogara has disclosed. He added that if Nigeria must achieve its national health objective of providing health for all, a situation where […]

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Nigeria Army Provides Short Code For Its Call Centre

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2017

The Defence Headquarters has issued a short code for the Nigeria Army call centre to the general public and organizations. This was made available in a press release issued by the Director Defence Information, Major General, John Enenche in Abuja on Thursday. “The Defence Headquarters wishes to notify the General Public, Ministries, Departments, and various […]

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FG debunk removal of CRK from school curriculum

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked reports that Christian Religious Knowledge, CRK, has been removed as a subject of study from the curriculum of public secondary schools in Nigeria while Islamic Religious Studies, IRS, has been reintroduced. Debunking the report, Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Chinenye Ihuoma, pointed out that the […]

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Paris Club Refund: Mortgage Bank Returns N500million To EFCC

Daily Dispatch June 20, 2017

Following probe by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that some governors are misapplying the London-Paris Club refund, a mortgage firm has returned to the commission the sum of N500m kept with it by a governor. Investigation revealed that officials of the mortgage firm also made a statement confirming that the governor owns […]

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17 killed in Borno multiple blasts

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2017

At least 17 persons were killed after five suspected female suicide bombers attacked Kofa Community near Dalori in Borno. Eyewitness told newsmen in Kofa that the incident occurred around 8:30pm on Sunday, when Muslim faithful were performing their night prayers. Malam Ibrahim Kolo, member of a vigilante group, said: “We heard loud sound around 8:30pm […]