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We’ll Use Pension Fund To Finance Infrastructure-Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2017

The Federal Government is working on “how to tap into the huge pension fund to finance infrastructure in the country,” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed at the World Economic Forum holding in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,

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EFCC Boss: Senate Screens New Nominees

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2017

A nominee for the membership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Prof. Mamman Lawan has said Nigeria did not need plenty anti-graft agencies to fight corruption. He declared that strong institutions would go a long way in putting the nation back on track.  The Professor of law made this remark while answering questions […]

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Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder In Sokoto

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2017

Fuel scarcity is biting harder in Sokoto with most filling stations sealed days after NUPENG suspended its warning strike. Many of the stations owned by independent marketers are noted to open only at night during which they sell the commodity at N180-N200 per litre. According to Daily Trust report, only very few stations belonging to the […]

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Accidental Airstrike Of Rann Not A True Reflection Of NAF Professionalism- Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2017

Following the accidental bombing of a civilian community in Rann, Borno State by a fighter jet of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammad, on Wednesday said the incident was not the true reflection of the level of Nigerian Airforce Force’s professionalism. Reacting to the incident, Mohammed described the […]

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Buhari Expresses Regrets Over Accidental Bombing Of IDP Camp In Borno

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has expresses regrets over accidental bombing of Internally Displaced People IDP camp in Rann community, Borno State. In a statement issued by Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the President received the news with deep sadness and regret. The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari has received

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Southern Kaduna Crisis Has Claimed Over 20, 000 Lives- Gov. El-rufai

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2017

Over 20,000 people have been killed and property worth millions of Naira destroyed in several crises that occurred in the southern part of Kaduna state since 1980. The State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, disclosed this on Tuesday when he received the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at Government House, Kaduna. The Governor explained […]