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Govt. committed to mobilise private sector participate in the country’s economy for efficiency and growth- Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2021

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to mobilising the private sector to participate in the country’s economy for efficiency and growth. The Vice President who spoke at the  webinar organised by the Bureau of

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Stop blackmailing Electoral Act, lobby your lawmakers, Lawan urges Nigerians

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2021

The Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has urged Nigerians to direct their energy towards lobbying the lawmakers, instead of blackmailing the leadership of the National Assembly for allegedly tinkering with the report of the joint Committees on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2021. In plenary on Tuesday, Lawan

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Police arrest more suspects over SuperTV boss’ murder

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2021

More suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of late SuperTV boss, Usifo Ataga, Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu has said. The police chief disclosed this during a briefing and parade of over 1,000 suspects at the Command headquarters in Ikeja. Although he didn’t give details on the number of suspects arrested and […]

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Wike to Buhari: Withdraw Onochie’s nomination as INEC commissioner

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2021

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He said the desperation of Mr. Presdient and the ruling All Progressives Congress to foist Onochie was a bad omen for the country’s democracy. Wike made […]

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Defection: PDP urges court to sack Zamfara Gov over defection

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2021

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to sack Zamfara Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle over his defection from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC).×× The request forms part of the reliefs being sought in a suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/489/2021 filed in the names of two PDP members from […]

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Reps move to strip President of powers over ministries, agencies of govt

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2021

A Bill for an Act to delete section 315 of the 1999 Constitution that gives the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governors the powers to “modify” laws relating to the administration of ministries and agencies of government, is before the House of Representatives. The Bill entitled: Constitution of the Federal Republic of […]