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NEC meets amid fuel price hike, economic anxieties

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2023

Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, the National Economic Council is currently meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Thursday’s meeting comes 48 hours after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reviewed the petrol pump price from N540/litre to

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FG Is Owing TETFUND N323bn – ES

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2023

….. Says No Missing Fund ….Reps Not Witch-hunting…Oke The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Mr Sonny Echono, on Tuesday said the Federal Government is owing the Fund the sum of N323 billion and clarified that there was no missing fund as being alleged in some quarters The TETFUND boss ,made this […]

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Omisore shut out of APC NWC meeting as Kyari replaces Abdullahi Adamu

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2023

Following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Kyari, who had been serving as the Deputy National Chairman (North), has taken over the reins of the ruling party as the acting National Chairman. Adamu resigned his position on Sunday. His resignation letter was submitted […]

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‘I wont make any comment until Tinubu returns’ – Adamu breaks silence

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2023

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has broken his silence. Ever since news of his resignation broke at the weekend, the founding member of the ruling party has maintained sealed lips. But when contacted, Adamu told Daily Trust that he would not comment on the matter until President […]

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IGP orders withdrawal of security attached to Buhari’s brother, Matawalle, Mustafa, Sylva, Ayu, others

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2023

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of police officers attached to former governors Timipre Sylva, Gbenga Daniel, Rochas Okorocha, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, amongst other Nigerians. In a recent signal from the Force Headquarters dated July 12 and sighted an online medium, IGP

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Group urges NASS to Repeal 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act, gives Akpabio, Abass 7-days to ‘drop plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others’

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2023

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to drop the scandalous plan to spend N40bn on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70bn as ‘palliatives’ for new members.” SERAP urged them to “repeal the 2022 […]