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Arrogance, absence of CSR by oil coys led to militancy in the Niger Delta – Akpabio

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2021

Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has noted  that arrogance on the part of oil companies and absence of Corporate Social Responsibility led to militancy in the Niger Delta Region. He also reiterated the commitment of the President Mohammadu Buhari-led

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Only South West has properly managed its diversity – Jonathan

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2021

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said the rest of Nigeria can learn something about the management of ethnic and religious diversity from the South West. He attributed Nigeria’s current problems to its failure to properly manage its diversity in a way that gives minorities a sense of belonging. The former president said this in an […]

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Akpabio gives date for submission of NDDC forensic audit to president Buhari

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2021

Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will receive the report of the ongoing forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) next month. Akpabio indicated this while responding to questions from State House correspondents after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari at […]

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Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 Economic Recovery Plan

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2021

The Senate has mandated six of its Committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the Federal Government’s elapsed Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) between 2017 and 2020. The Committees are: National Planning; Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions; Marine Transport; Land Transport; Works and Power. The decision to engage the

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Court orders FG to pay Bayelsa $951 million derivative arrears

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2021

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $951 million to the Bayelsa Government. The amount is the 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue and payable to the Bayelsa government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the judgement, held that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the sole […]

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Bawa says EFCC has recovered $100m from INTELS

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2021

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, said the Commission had recovered $100 million from Integrated Logistics Services (INTELS) on behalf of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Bawa stated this on Thursday while speaking during the weekly Ministerial Briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team at the Presidential Villa,