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Forest Reserves: Edo government decries degradation, partners Proforest on sustainability

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2018

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY Edo State government has taken inventory of its forest reserves with a view to design a roadmap that will ensure sustainability of the existing forest resources. The government hereby decried the conversion of forest covers in the state to farmlands. Prince Joe Okojie,

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Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament urged Nigeria to sign the free trade agreement.

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2018

  Punarimam Fehintola The speaker of the Ecowas parliament Moustapha Cisse lo has urged African leaders especially Nigeria which is yet to sign the African continental free trade agreement to sign, so as to further build a strong economic community for the sub-region. The speaker made this statement during the opening of the second ordinary […]

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Oyo monarchs declare support for Buhari’s re-election, laud president on road construction

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

The traditional rulers in the ten local governments that comprise Oke-ogun geopolitical zone of Oyo state, have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over the commencement of the ongoing Iseyin-Okeho road construction. The monarchs at a meeting held in Iseyin and presided over by the chairman of traditional council who is also the Aseyin of Iseyin […]

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PDP challenges Buhari, APC to name achievements in the north

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been asked by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to name any key development project their administration had initiated and completed in any part of the country, particularly, in the north west geopolitical zone. The party also challenged President Buhari to name any tangible economic […]

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Police deny carrying money in helicopter to Kwara

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

The Nigeria Police Force headquarters on Thursday denied using its helicopter to convey money to Kwara as claimed in some social media reports. A statement issued by the force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood in Abuja, said the helicopters in question were deployed for surveillance and airlift of officers in the Saturday Ekiti/Irepodun/Oke-Federal Constituency

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WhatsApp awards $50, 000 research grant on fake news during 2019 elections

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

Whatsapp, one of the world’s most popular instant messaging application, has awarded a $50,000 research grant for study on the use and abuse of of the platform during the 2019 elections. The international research collaboration put together by Jonathan Fisher and Nic Cheeseman of the University of Birmingham, Idayat Hassan, of the Centre for Democracy […]