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Absence of Finance Minister, others stall public hearing on treaties and protocols

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

The absence of the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and officials from the Debt Management Office have stalled the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Treaties and Protocols by one week. Speaking during the resumption of the hearing on Tuesday, Chairman of the

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NDDC crisis: Group calls for the return of agency to Presidency’s supervision…says the region should not blame north for commission’s failure

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

A pressure group, the Vanguard for the Protection of Rights of Citizens of Nigeria (VPRCN), has called for the return of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Presidency for accountable supervision. The group, which made the demand on Tuesday during a rally held at the entrance of the National Assembly complex in Abuja, […]

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After 47 Minutes With DSS: Obadiah Mailafia Released

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2020

Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia who was invited by the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) office Jos on Monday has been released after interrogation for 47 minutes. Dr. Mailafia invitation to the DSS Jos Office on Monday was the second in less than one week. Only Wednesday last week, […]

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Nigerian governors support judicial autonomy but no implementation-Fayemi

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2020

The Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi said governors are in support of judicial autonomy although the challenge is how it will be implemented. Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti, made this known on Monday when he received Mr Olumide Akpata, the newly elected President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in his […]

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El-Rufai welcomes CAN offer to partner KDSG for peacein southern Kaduna

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2020

The President of Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), Reverend Samson Olasupo Ayokunle has assured that CAN is ready to partner the Kaduna State Government to ensure that the crisis in southern Kaduna does not linger. Speaking at the council chamber of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Nasir El Rufai […]

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PDP Rejects Political Godfatherism, Underhand Measures In Allocation Of FG’s 774,000 Jobs

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday rejected the alleged resort to political godfatherism as well as underhand measures in the allocation of federal government’s 774,000 jobs to cronies of political office holders instead of an open process that will accommodate every Nigerian. The party described the alleged illegal and anti-people method adopted by the […]