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NAF begins probe into aircraft crash

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2018

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has instituted an air crash investigation to determine the remote and immediate causes of its two F-7Ni aircraft involved in an air incident on Friday in Katamkpe Hill, Abuja. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public

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FG stepped up efforts to convince labour to call off their strike- Garba Shehu

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2018

The Presidency on Friday said it has stepped up efforts to convince labour unions in the country to call off their ongoing strike following the earlier meeting at which the government accepted their demand to reconvene the tripartite meeting on the proposed new national minimum wage. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media […]

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Minimum wage: FG to reconvene Tripartite Committee Oct 4

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2018

The Federal Government says the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage will reconvene on October 4, to conclude its negotiation process, as demanded by organised labour. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of organised labour on Wednesday in Abuja. […]

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Plateau Crisis Perpetrated by Criminals – Safe Haven Commander

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2018

The incessant crisis in Plateau State has been described as the handiwork of criminals who have resorted to the use of religion to whip up sentiments as a means of veiling their criminal motives, according to the Commander of the Operations Safe Heaven (OPSH), Major General Augustine Chris Agundu. Speaking when he received members of […]

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Osun election: PDP displaying “excessive grandstanding” by asking INEC to declare Adeleke as winner – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2018

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says there would have been no room for a rerun in Osun state if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were in power. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) declared Osun governorship poll and scheduled a rerun for Thursday. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the PDP polled 254,699 ahead of […]

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Tambuwal a “grounded leader” who has the requisite experience to take Nigeria to the next level- IBB

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2018

Former President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has praised Sokoto state governor and leading presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Aminu Waziri Tambuhwal, as a “grounded leader”, who has the requisite experience and capacity to take Nigeria to the next level. A statement by Tambuwal media office said Babangida spoke when the Sokoto state governor paid