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Breaking: Keyamo removed as Niger Delta minister, redeployed to labour

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2019

The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo, has been redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment about one month after his assumption of office. A statement from the Director of Information at the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey,

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AGF backs IGP on police recruitment procedure

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2019

Attorney-General Abubakar Malami has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the Nigeria Police Force conclude the ongoing recruitment of new constables, dealing a crucial blow to the Police Service Commission that has long asserted constitutional powers over recruitment and regulatory obligations of the police. The nation’s chief law officer told the president that a

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How Men Promised To Vote For Us If We Had S*x With Them – Female Politicians Confess

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2019

Female Nigeria politicians have revealed that men have asked them for s*x in return for votes. The Nigerian Labour Act has no provisions for criminalising sexual harassment at the workplace. Most cases go unreported. A history of gender inequality, political instability, insecurity and the absence of legal authority to protect women at the workplace deny millions […]

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P&ID: EFCC arraigns ex-Ministry of Petroleum Director over alleged bribery, other charges

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2019

A former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Grace Taiga, was arraigned on Friday before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. Taiga is arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over her alleged involvement in the signing of the controversial gas supply contract between the Ministry […]

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Buhari appoints Folashade Yemi-Esan acting HoS

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources takes over from Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who has been directed to proceed on an indefinite leave […]

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Stakeholders agree on need for human security policy at global leve

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2019

Stakeholders from Kenya, Nigeria, Sweden, UK and the US have agreed on need for human security policy at the national and regional levels. They also submitted that “African governments should go beyond talk in the pursuit of the concept of self-reliance but take practical and sustainable steps to ensure self-reliance especially in food and nutrition security, through