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Saraki: Media coalition got facts wrong on Sahara Reporters

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2017

Senate President Bukola Saraki has refuted claims by the Coalition for Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection (CPFWP), a group of media and civil society organisations, which accused him of using violence and impunity against Sahara Reporters, the online media organisation. In a joint

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Reps committee to probe alleged missing $60bn petroleum profit tax

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2017

House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions says it will investigate alleged missing $60.3bn Petroleum Profit Tax and Royalty revenues at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Chairman of the committee, Mr Uzoma Nkem-Abonta (Abia-PDP), stated this on Wednesday in Abuja following failure by the CBN to appear before the committee to defend its submissions over […]

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Mubi suicide attack: Death toll rises to 50

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

The Adamawa Police Command says the death toll in Tuesday’s Mubi mosque suicide attack has risen to 50. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Othman Abubakar, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Abubakar said that a young boy was responsible for the blast which occurred during the early morning […]

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2018 budget ‘worse than nonsense’- Jide Akintunde

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

Jide Akintunde, managing editor and chief executive officer of Financial Nigeria Magazine, says the 2018 budget presented to a joint session of the national assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, is “worse than nonsense.” Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on the Osasu Show, Akintunde said the budget is grossly unrealistic, adding that it will only […]

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Ekwueme:  Death monumental loss to Africa- Dogara

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has described the death of former Vice President Dr. Alex Ekwueme, as a monumental loss not just to Nigeria but the entire African continent. In a statement personally signed by him, Hon. Dogara, who extolled the virtues of Dr. Ekwueme also stated that the […]

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Nigeria ranked 35th in governance

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2017

Nigeria has emerged  35th out of 54 African countries in overall governance ranking, according to a report  released today in Dakar,  Senegal by The Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Although the 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), says Nigeria has shown significant improvement in governance in the last five years, it scores Nigeria  48.1  out of […]