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National debt: Peter Obi supports borrowing

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2022

The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, said that there was nothing wrong in borrowing, amid concerns for Nigeria’s ballooning debt profile under President Muhammadu Buhari. “Every nation borrows, individual businesses borrow all over the world,” Mr Obi said on Monday in

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US returns another $20m Abacha loot to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2022

The United States Department of Justice said it had transferred over $20.6m to the Federal Government in accordance with an August 23 agreement between the governments to repatriate assets stolen by late dictator General Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. According to a statement published on the DoJ website on Thursday, the repatriation brings the total […]

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Breaking: Proceed on pre-retirement leave immediately…..NASC orders Clerk to The National Assembly, Ojo

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2022

The National Assembly Service Commission, NASC has directed the out going Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Arch Olatunde Ojo to Immediately proceed on his pre-retirement leave The directive which was contained in a Memo dated November 14 , 2022 sighed by our Correspondent is with effective from Monday, November 14th, 2022 The latest development […]

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U.S, U.K Security alert: Police re-strategises, announces Operation “Darkin Gaggawa”

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2022

The Nigeria Police Force has re-Strategizes Security Management in FCT, Nationwide, even as it announced Operation “Darkin Gaggawa” Simulation Exercise in the FCT. Reacting to security alert by the United States and the UK on Sunday, the Police Force has promised to review the security advisory. This was contained in a statement issued by the […]

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‘Nigeria being brought to ruin by useless criminals’, TY Danjuma knocks military, insists on self-defence

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2022

Former Chief of Army Staff, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, says Nigeria is being brought to ruin by heavily armed “useless” criminals. The former defence minister, who insisted on self-defence to drive out country’s common “enemy”, said Nigeria will be finished if this is not done. The octogenarian spoke on Saturday when he delivered a goodwill message […]

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Flooding of Olam’s rice farm, others threaten Nigeria’s food security – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2022

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Friday said the recent flooding of the Olam rice farm in Nasarawa State is not just a huge loss to the company, but also a big blow to Nigeria’s food security as the farm is one of the single largest rice farms in the country. Osinbajo spoke in Abuja at […]