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Missing aircraft: Air Force Chief, Amao visits Borno, calls for calm

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday visited Borno State after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet went missing in the north-eastern state. Amao, who arrived in the state barely a day after the incident occurred on Wednesday evening, was briefed on ongoing search and

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We’ve so far registered 51m for NIN, 189m SIM cards – Minister

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

The Federal Government says it has so far enrolled 51million citizens for the National Identification Number (NIN) as at March 31, 2021. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made this known at the weekly Presidential Media briefing organized by the Presidential Communication Media Team in Abuja on

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Ogun decorates Soyinka as Amotekun Super Marshall

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, decorated Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, as the Super Marshall of the Ogun State Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. Abiodun decorated the respected academic with some emblems of the Amotekun Corps during the inauguration of the security outfit in the state. The governor also commissioned scores of patrol […]

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FG proposes to spend N396bn on COVID-19 vaccination – Zainab Ahmed

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2021

The Federal Government is proposing to spend the sum of N396 billion for the COVID-19 vaccination in 2021 and 2022. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Wednesday after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Ahmed explained that the figure may […]

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Buhari’s overseas treatment a badge of failure —PDP

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his medical trip to London. The PDP said the President’s routine overseas medical checkup is an indictment of his regime over its “failure to fix our healthcare system, which has been wrecked by his administration.” The party disclosed this in a statement signed by the […]

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Reps committee wants competent hands in NCS to tackle security challenge

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2021

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise says recruiting competent hands into the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will help tackle security challenges facing the country.Rep. Jafaru Mohammed (APC-Niger) a member of the committee said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the 2021 NCS budget presentation by retired Col. Ahmed Ali, Comptroller General of the