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Senate summons Ministry of Solid Minerals officials for pocketing N2b meant for Federation Account

Daily Dispatch March 7, 2021

Senate Committee on Public Account has summoned the officials of Ministry of Solid Minerals for pocketing N2 billion meant to be remitted into the Federation account. The committee relied on the query of the Auditor General of the Federation of 2016 which is being considered by Senate Committee

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COVID-19: Govs call for FG support, pledge to roll out vaccines from March 10

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2021

Nigeria’s 36 state governors have pledged to ensure smooth roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines across all states beginning from March 10. They, however, tasked the Federal Government to take necessary steps to support logistics and inoculation activities in states to avert any hitch. These formed part of the resolutions at the last virtual meeting of […]

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Insecurity: Extend flight ban to Benue, Taraba, Borno, ACF tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2021

The pan-Northern socio-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum, has asked the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari to declare parts of the country ravaged by bandits and insurgents “a no flying zone” as done in Zamfara State. The President, following the kidnap and subsequent release of the 279 students of the Government Secondary School, Jangebe in […]

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Emefiele secretly plans to contest for governorship election in Delta state

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2021

By Oluchi Ihediuche Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is presently perfecting plans to contest the governorship election in his home state, Delta, by 2023. It was learnt that Emefiele, whose tenure as CBN governor was fraught with several infractions, unpopular policies and freezing of accounts of peaceful protesters, is considering vying […]

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Audit Queries: Reps Summon Finance Minister, DG Budget over Duty Waivers to Companies

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2021

……..Probe Saipem Contracting, Crocodile Matchet, Others The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Monday summoned the Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed, Director-General Budget Office of the federation Ben Akabueze and other officials of the Ministry of Finance to shed lights on duty waivers granted to some companies The Chairman of the Committee,,Hon.

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Breaking: Court dismisses PDP’s suit against Senator Abiru

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2021

A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit seeking to disqualify Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District. Justice Chuka Obiozor, in a five-hour judgment, upheld the argument canvassed by Abiru’s lawyer, Mr Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, that the PDP’s […]