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Four days to election, Senate approves N10bn project refund for Kogi

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2019

The Senate on Wednesday approved the payment of N10.069 billion Promissory Note for Kogi State Government as refund for projects executed on behalf of Federal Government in the state. The approval followed the presentation and consideration of a report at plenary by Committee on Local and

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Senate pushes for ban of textile import

Daily Dispatch November 12, 2019

The Senate on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to ban the importation of textiles in the country for a period of five years to allow for the production of local textile materials. This followed the debate on a motion sponsored by Sen. Kabir Barkiya (APC-Katsina Central) during plenary on “Urgent need to revamp the […]

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Senate confirms 15 NDDC board nominees, rejects Nunieh

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2019

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed 15 out of the sixteen nominees forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for confirmation as board members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The nominees confirmed by the Senate are: Dr. Pius Odubu (Edo), Chairman; Bernard Okumagba (Delta), Managing Director; Engr. Otobong Ndem (Akwa-Ibom), Executive

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Boko Haram elements left in only three locations– Ndume

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2019

Chairman Senate Committee on Army Ali Ndume has said that the Boko elements in the northeast are only left in three locations. Ndume, who spoke at the one- day Northeast Security Summit convened by the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, disclosed that the insurgents are hibernating in the Lake Chad fringes, the Mandara […]

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A Nigerian, Uduak-Joe Ntuk appointed Oil and Gas supervisor in California

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2019

Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has appointed a Nigerian, Uduak-Joe Ntuk, as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, responsible for managing the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that DOGGR uses science and sound engineering practices to regulate the drilling, operation and permanent closure of energy […]

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Restraint your Deputy – Oshiomhole tells Obaseki, insist Shaibu mastermind the attack on him and others

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2019

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has accused the Edo state government of masterminding the attack on him and his guests in his country home, Iyamho on Saturday. Oshiomhole, who spoke to journalists on Sunday evening in his Abuja residence, also called on the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin […]