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Nigeria’s labour leaders call for mass creation of decent jobs

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2019

Labour leaders in the country have called for mass creation of decent jobs for Nigerians, especially the young generation. The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made the call during a rally on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They said there

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Senators condemn killing of Briton, demands inter-agency task force to tackle banditry

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2019

The Senate has condemned the killing of a British national, Faye Mooney, by armed men in Kaduna State. When the matter came up during Thursday’s plenary, members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly observed a minute’s silence in honour of Mooney and Mr Matthew Oguche who was also killed during the incident. Some […]

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SARS brutality: IGP moves to take guns away from police

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2019

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says the police are in the process of acquiring and deploying less lethal weaponry during operations. Adamu made this known on Thursday in Osogbo at the inauguration of a Zonal Security Stakeholders’ Forum, a community policing concept for the Police Zone XI comprising Ondo, Osun and Oyo. […]

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Senate Presidency: Senators-elect kicks against open voting system

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2019

… Says it violates “Senate Rule” By Ayo Oke, Abuja As the race for the leadership of the 9th Senate gathers momentum, a few Senators -elect have vehemently kicked against alleged plans to reintroduce Open Voting Pattern (OVP). The federal lawmakers mostly from the main opposition, Peoples Democractic Party said the option of Open Voting […]

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SON confiscates fake products worth N300bn

Daily Dispatch April 24, 2019

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said on Wednesday that it confiscated fake and substandard products worth more than N300 billion across the country within the past few months. Top on the list of seized products were adulterated lubricants, electric cables, and cylinders. Director General of the agency, Mr Osita Aboloma, who was represented by […]

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Court urged to restrain Buhari from making Muhammad substantive CJN

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2019

The Federal High Court has been asked to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from appointing the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive CJN. The request is contained in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/420/2019, filed by Malcom Omirhobo, a lawyer. He is praying the court to declare that Justice Muhammad, who is currently […]