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Nigeria has recorded investment increase in last – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2019

Nigeria experienced increased investment in last one year, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said. According to Osinbajo, investment interest increased from $66.4 billion in 2017 to $90 billion in 2018. Besides, he said the administration has invested over N3.5 trillion on

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NASS to transmit N8.92trn approved 2019 budget to Buhari Thursday

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2019

The House of Representatives on Tuesday said the National Assembly would transmit the approved 2019 Budget of N8.92trn to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Mustapha Dawaki, made this known while briefing newsmen after plenary in Abuja. Dawaki explained that the increase in total budget from N8.83trn was […]

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FG, States, LGAs share N617.566bn in March

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2019

A total of N617.566 billion has been distributed as Federal Allocation for the month of March, 2019 among the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils. A communique issued by the Technical sub -Committee of Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) released at the end of meeting in Abuja on Tuesday indicated that the Gross […]

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Saraki, Dogara, 52 others know fate 17 May

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2019

The Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed May 17 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other lawmakers. Justice Okon Abang fixed the date on Monday after taking arguments from all parties involved in the matter. An advocacy group, Legal […]

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Governor Dickson declines assent to bill seeking life pension for Bayelsa lawmakers

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2019

The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has declined assent to the bill seeking lifetime pension for lawmakers in the state as proposed and passed by the Assembly. Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the State Commissioner for Information, in a statement said the governor conveyed the decision to decline assent to the bill in a letter to the […]

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Buhari asks AGF to rescue Zainab Aliyu from Saudi authorities

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to immediately intervene in the case of a student, Zainab Aliyu, detained for drug trafficking by the Saudi authorities. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that the President gave the