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Labour leaders shun meeting with FG over minimum wage

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2018

Leaders of the organised labour have failed to attend the meeting convened by the Federal Government to continue negotiations on the national minimum wage for workers in the country. However, the government continued the dialogue with the organised private sector at the office of the Secretary

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Shi’ites: Advocacy group calls for UN intervention

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2018

An advocacy group, Access to Justice, has called on the United Nations to intervene in Nigeria’s “dire” security situation, particularly the killings of protesters, including members of the Shi’ite sect, by the military. The group expressed concern that if the Shi’ites crisis was not properly handled it could constitute a major security threat to the […]

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Imo guber crisis: Nwosu spits fire: Says he’ll reclaim his mandate, “no matter how long it takes”

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2018

Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, the son-In-law of Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and governorship aspirant for the 2019 general election has said that he remains the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite decision of the party to submit the name of his rival, Senator Hope Uzodinma to the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

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Oby Ezekwesili carpets APC, PDP for fighting over Buhari WAEC certificate

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2018

Former minister of education and Presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Obiageli Ezekwesili, has slammed  the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for bickering over President Muhammadu Buhari’s West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate when the country is facing “fiscal emergency”. According to a

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Don’t be distracted by APC antics- Arewa Youths tells Atiku

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2018

As preparations for the 2019 presidential elections draw nearer, the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has urged candidate Atiku Abubakar to remain focused and not be distracted by agents of the ruling APC. National President of the AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, who gave the admonition while speaking to newsmen at the weekend in Kaduna said […]

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NHIS Crisis: Reps Summon SGF, CBN

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2018

The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating the crisis rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme has resolved to summon the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House is seeking clarification to transactions with National Health Insurance Scheme. This followed the submission of the embattled