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Thousands of refugee children live ‘in limbo’ – Unicef

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

An estimated 24,600 refugee children are “living in limbo” waiting to join their families in Western Europe, UNICEF said on Thursday in New York. The organisation said that single mothers and children were among the nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and

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PDP senate caucus warns against plot to arrest Ekweremadu

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senate caucus has warned against an alleged plot to arrest deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu. Speaking in during a press briefing after close of Senate plenary at the National Assembly complex on Wednesday, May 3, the senators said they would resist such moves. The senators expressed worries at the report […]

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How Buhari plans to stop borrowing-Udo Udoma

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has explained how President Muhammadu Buhari plans to stop relying on borrowing to fund capital projects captured in the national budget. According to him, concerted efforts are in place to broaden Nigeria’s non-oil revenues and optimize government spending. Udoma said this at a Stakeholders’ […]

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BREAKING: Senate confirms appointment of President Buhari’s 2 ministers

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of two more ministers for President Muhammadu Buhari. The new ministers are Steven Ocheni from Kogi state and Suleiman Zarma from Gombe state.

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Niger Delta: Crisis looms over crude oil swap contract …As APC chieftain calls for Kachukwu’s resignation

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

An ex-officio of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Yekini Nabena has condemned the Direct Purchase of Products Program (DSDP) of the federal government. Nabena said the programme is a fraud and a negation of the peace deal which Vice President Yemi Osibanjo struck with communities in the Niger Delta. He called for the resignation […]

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Ministerial nominee: KSU clears Ocheni over Professorial appointment

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The authority of Kogi State University (KSU) Anyigba, has declared that the professorial appointment of Kogi ministerial nominee Stephen Ikani Ocheni, followed due process, calling on the general public to disregard an online publication making round which they described as “faceless” with the aim to tarnish the reputation of the school. According to the