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Absence of minister will not affect 2020 budget – Lawan

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2019

The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has said that the absence of ministers will not affect the 2020 budget. He said budgets were usually prepared by civil servants and not ministers per se. Lawan spoke with State House Correspondents in Abuja after he held a meeting with President

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Reps ask IGP to shut down Edo Assembly

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2019

The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to shut down the Edo State House of Assembly The request followed the adoption of a report of the House ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the crisis rocking the state assembly. Details later……

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TUC to Buhari: Include more women in your cabinet

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2019

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) wants President Muhammadu Buhari to consider the implementation of the 35 percent affirmative action of women representation in his appointment of Ministers, Chief Executive Officers (CEO’s) of MDAs, and other Principal Officers in the formation of his Cabinet Chairperson of the Women Commission of the Congress, Comrade Hafsatu

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Nigerians protest in Abuja, write Buhari over insecurity

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2019

Nigerians are protesting the high level of insecurity in the country, which has claimed the lives of innocent ones. The protesting citizens from different ethnic groups also wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding an urgent action to put an end to the killings. This comes few days after the daughter of the Afenifere’s […]

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PDP asks Buhari to declare state of emergency on security

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s security. National Chairman of the party, Mr Uche Secondus, made the call while briefing reporters on Tuesday in Abuja on the PDP’s position on security in the country. He condemned the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, […]

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House of Reps commends President Buhari for signing ACFTA

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2019

The House of Representatives has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Odebunmi Dokun (APC-Oyo) at plenary on Tuesday. Earlier, Dokun recalled that Buhari, at the extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of States […]