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Breaking: Nigerians to start paying tax for using Facebook from January

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2021

Nigerians will start paying value added tax (VAT) for using Facebook, beginning from 1st of January 2022. The tax is directly to Nigerians who use the platform as a means to market or sell their products. Already, Facebook has started informing users on the platform of the development via

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Sanwo-Olu shuts Ojodu school as students protest death of mates crushed by truck

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2021

The Lagos State Government has suspended academic activities at the Ojodu Grammar School, Ojodu-Berger area following the death and injury  of several students of the school by a heavy-duty truck on Tuesday. The Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo revealed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday. She said that the college would be shut down until

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Trailer accident: Buhari condoles with parents

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with parents, relations and friends of Ojodu Grammar School students who lost their lives in an accident on Tuesday, along Isheri Road, Ojodu, in Lagos State. In a statement issued by spokesman to President Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina the president “condoles with Government and people of Lagos State and the authorities […]

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Breaking: 2 more Dowen college students and 3 house masters ‘arrested as police obtain court order to remand students’

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2021

Two additional students of Dowen college have reportedly been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command over their alleged involvement in the torture and death of their schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni. This is according to a report by TVC. This brings the total number of students in Police custody to five. Meanwhile, three house masters who […]

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$418m Paris Club Refund: Court fixes December 13 for continuation of hearing

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2021

Justice Inyang Ekwo Tuesday fixed December 13 for continuation of hearing in a legal battle instituted by 36 states against the federal government to challenge its bid to deduct the sum of $418 million dollars from their bank accounts. The sum is planned to be deducted by federal government through the office of the Attorney […]

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How virtual court proceedings will boost Nigeria’s economy – Malami

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2021

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said that virtual court proceedings will boost Nigeria’s economy. He stated this on Monday at the inauguration of the virtual court sitting facilities deployed at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. “This initiative will in no small measure help boost the economy […]