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Nigeria loses $274.2m on external loans – Senate report reveals

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2021

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has been accused of making Nigeria to lose a difference of $274.2million (N54.1billion) on external loans by the federal government. The accusation was contained in the report of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator

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Eid-el-Kabir: Pray for your leaders, Tinubu tells Nigerians

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2021

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called on Muslims to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir by commemorating the act of complete faith in Allah and His instructions. In his goodwill message, Tinubu enjoined Muslim brothers and sisters in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate but also dedicate themselves to greater […]

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CDS attributes rescue of NAF fighter pilot to engagement of stakeholders

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2021

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has attributed, in part, the rescue and safe return of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter pilot that was involved in an air crash on Sunday, 18 July 2021, after embarking on a successful air interdiction mission against banditry between Zamfara and Kaduna states boundaries, to […]

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Pilot survives as Nigeria fighter jet battling bandits crashes

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2021

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed how one of its pilots survived an air crash after an attack by bandits on the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna State. In a statement signed on Monday by Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the pilot identified as Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo survived […]

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Lai Mohammed denies asking Obi Cubana to loan Nigeria money

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2021

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied asking Cubana Group Chairman, Obi Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana, to loan money to Nigeria. The Ministry of Information and Culture on its verified Facebook page on Sunday placed a ‘Fake News’ stamp on a news item claiming that the minister made the statement. The news […]

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FAAC shares N733.095bn June 2021 revenue to FG, States, LGs

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2021

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N733.095 billion as June 2021 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments Councils. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the virtual meeting of FAAC for July 2021 held on Friday. The N733.095 billion total distributable revenue […]