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Federal government approves additional N4 billion payment to housing contractors

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2018

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has stated that over N4 billion has been approved for additional payment to housing contractors across the country in demonstration of government’s commitment to its National Housing Programme initiative. The minister stated this

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Killings: Catholics Protest Nationwide As Murdered Priests Are Buried

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2018

The Catholic Mission in Nigeria on Tuesday held a nationwide prayer and peaceful protest against incessant killings and attacks parts of the country. The protest coincided with the burial of the two priests and 17 worshippers who were killed by suspected herdsmen at a Catholic church in Benue State on April 24. The Catholic Archbishop of […]

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FG reveals alleged stolen prohibited arms, posh cars recovered from Dasuki

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2018

The Federal Government on Tuesday revealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja, 11 posh cars and some prohibited arms allegedly recovered from the Abuja residence of the detained former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, during a search operation by the Department of State Service in July 2015. The items were revealed through the Federal […]

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Onaiyekan on killings: Nigeria in a state of emergency

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2018

John Onaiyekan, cardinal of the Abuja Catholic diocese, says Nigeria is in a state of emergency. Onaiyekan said this on Tuesday while speaking on the incessant killings in various parts of the country. This year alone, hundreds have been killed in crisis situations such as attacks by suspected herdsmen, clashes involving the herders and farmers […]

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30,000 civil servants own houses – Loans Board

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2018

Dr Hannatu Fika, the Executive Secretary, Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB), said that the board had helped over 30,000 workers to access loans to own houses. Fika made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Abuja. She said that public servants were the engine room […]

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Banker in court for diverting customers’ N2.9m into Ponzi schemes

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2018

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 32-year-old banker, Oyeyemi Mashood, in prison for allegedly defrauding customers of N2,972,000. The accused was tried on three counts of criminal breach of trust, cheating and misappropriation, to which he pleaded not guilty. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Mathew Ologbonsaye, told the court that the suspect diverted the