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Senator Omo-Agege mourns Abba Kyari

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2020

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege said on Saturday that death has dealt Nigeria a very rude shock with the passing of Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba-Kyari, saying that Nigerians must pray for President Muhammadu Buhari for divine help in charting the way

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Lawan, Atiku, Jonathan mourn Abba Kyari

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2020

A number of tributes have poured in for Abba Kyari, since the announcement of his death on Saturday morning. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, had announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter early Saturday. Kyari, who was the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, had been diagnosed with […]

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COVID-19: FCT confirms two new cases

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday confirmed two new cases of COVID-19. The FCTA in a post via its Twitter handle confirmed that it has so far recorded two deaths and the total number of active cases remains at 44. “Two new cases in the F.C.T. Summary of #COVID19FCT as at 10:10pm, 17th […]

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Osinbajo panel plans stimulus for imminent recession

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2020

The Federal Government has said it is working out a stimulus package that will take the country’s economy out of global recession to positive growth in 2021. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this while fielding questions from State House Correspondents on Thursday, following a meeting of the Economic Sustainability […]

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No critical document lost to fire incident, says INEC

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission has allayed fears of destruction of official records by the fire that gutted its headquarters on Friday. The fire which started few minutes before noon razed the commission’s newly-furnished Media Centre. INEC spokesman Festus Okoye told journalists at the scene of the incident that critical documents relating to the

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Security men nab COVID-19 positive patient attempting escape from Isolation Centre

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2020

A COVID-19 positive case has attempted to escape from an Isolation Center in Kaduna on Thursday. He was, however, apprehended by an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. This was contained in a statement by Ekunola Gbenga, media assistant to the Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu. The statement disclosed that Corps […]