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FG, States, LGs share N606.196bn for the month of April

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2020

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N606.196 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of April. Mr. Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Dodo

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Breaking: EFCC hands over Diezani’s forfeited property to Lagos for Isolation Centre

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2020

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was forfeited by Mrs Allison-Madueke following an […]

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CJN orders speedy trial of cases, decongestion of custodial centres

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2020

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has ordered the heads of various courts to immediately speed up the trial of cases and decongestion of custodial centres in the country. In a statement personally signed by him on Friday, he said there was a need to take the urgent measures in view of the […]

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Niger, Nigeria kills 125 boko haram fighters

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2020

Niger’s defence ministry says 75 fighters with the Boko Haram extremist group have been killed in two operations this week. Also, a joint operation from Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon on Monday carried out air raids on islands in Lake Chad sheltering Boko Haram fighters, killing at least 50 in Nigerian territory, the ministry said. […]

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Gambari will use his experience to make Nigeria better- Gbajabiamila

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2020

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated Professor Ibrahim Gambari on his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Gbajabiamila, in a statement by his spokesman, Lanre Lasisi, said that the new Chief of Staff will use his experience to make Nigeria better. He said as a foremost […]

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Atiku, Saraki, others congratulate Buhari’s chief of staff Gambari

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2020

There has been an outpour of congratulatory messages to the newly appointed chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari who replaces the late Abba Kyari. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation announced Gambari’s appointment at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. Gambari resumed in the Presidential Villa, Abuja […]