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I wasn’t appointed to develop other countries’ economy- Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said he was not appointed Minister to develop the economy of other countries at the expense of the Nigerian economy. Daily Trust reports. He stated this while speaking on government’s directive that all programmes meant for

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Reps probe N1.4bn loan by employment directorate

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee has set up a six man panel to further investigate an alleged disbursement of N1.47 billion loan to unspecified beneficiaries by the Nigeria Directorate of Employment (NDE). The resolution followed the consideration of a query by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation in 2011, requesting […]

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Budget: Reps. Decry Duplication Of Projects By MDAs

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2017

The House of Representatives has decried Ministries Departments and Agencies’ (MDAs’) duplication of projects funded by international donors in their budgetary proposals. Alhaji Babangida Ibrahim, the Chairman, House Committee on Finance, made the feelings of the house known at a retreat organised by the House Committee on appropriation in Abuja. Ibrahim, therefore, urged

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Promotion scandal rocks Para-military Board  …As Immigration officer drags Ministry to Industrial Court

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2017

Allegation of promotion scandal is currently rocking the Federal Ministry of Interior under Abdulrahman Dambazau, even as the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board have been dragged to the National Industrial Court. It was gathered that the Board overlooked all the laid down procedures while promoting 16 officers to the position of Deputy Comptroller […]

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UN envoy urges Security Council to strengthen support for fight against Boko Haram, other dissidents

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

Mohammed Chambers, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to West Africa and the Sahel, has called on the Security Council to strengthen support for the fight against Boko Haram and other groups standing as security threat in the sub-region. Chambas, who is also Head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWAS), in his […]

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No Division Between Osinbajo And Buhari, Cabinet – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed has said that there is no separation between President Muhammadu Buhari and Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. The minister also noted on Thursday that there is no division between Professor Osinbajo and members of the Federal Executive Council. He stated this in an interview with reporters in Lagos […]