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Full text of address by Min. of Inf. and Cul. Lai Mohammed at a press conference

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2020

TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE HON. MINISTER OFINFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY, 19 NOV. 2020 ON THE ENDSARS PROTEST AND ITS AFTERMATH Good morning gentlemen, and welcome to this press conference. It’s no longer news that the EndSARS

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Breaking: ‘We won’t defect to APC,’ Ebonyi PDP lawmakers react to Umahi’s defection

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2020

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi National Assembly caucus on Wednesday reacted to the defection of Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers said no Federal lawmaker in Ebonyi State is following the governor by leaving the PDP for APC. […]

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FAAC Disburses N2.054trn In Q3 2020 — NEITI

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2020

The Nigeria Extractive Indus­tries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the Federation Account Allocation Commit­tee (FAAC) disbursed N2.054 trillion to the three tiers of government and other stat­utory recipients in the third quarter of 2020. NEITI disclosed this in the latest edition of Nigeria Extractive Industries Trans­parency (NEITI)’s quarterly review released in

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TSA: FG saving ₦45bn monthly in interest payments – Minister

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

Nigeria is now saving an average of ₦45 billion monthly in interest payments from the implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA). Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning made this disclosure on Tuesday during the signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU) on TSA with the Republic of The Gambia in Abuja. […]

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Just In: DCP Abba Kyari’s lawyer appears before panel, disagrees over invitation

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

Nosa Uhumwangho, Legal representative of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, headed by DCP Abba Kyari, has disagreed with the Lagos State (#EndSARS) Judicial Panel of Inquiry that the unit was not properly served but heard about the indictment of his client in the media. Earlier, Nzube Obiechina, testified alongside her husband Ogechukwu […]

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Presidency, CBN, Legislature Back Lagos Recovery Effort

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

Period of brooding over the devastation suffered by Lagos State in the violence that trailed the hijack of the #EndSARS protests is now past. The recovery effort has begun in earnest, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, putting the hammer down on the process of rebuilding the lost […]