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1,126,000 Pensioners Die in Kwara Over Unpaid Pensions

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

Nigeria Union of Pensioners yesterday alleged that its members in Kwara State totaling 1,126,000 had lost their lives between January 2015 and February, 2017, following the refusal of the state government to pay their pensions. The union, which accused the state government of being responsible

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2018 census: Fed Govt releases N775m

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

THE Federal Government has announced the release of over N775 million for the conduct of Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) exercise, ahead of next year’s National Population Commission (NPC) census. EAD is a process of deploying high calibre technology to divide the land mass of a country into small units that can be easily covered by […]

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FG Denies Withholding Statutory Allocation To Ekiti

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2017

The federal government has explained why it has not released the Budget Support Facility (BSF) to the Ekiti state government. A statement from the federal ministry of finance on Wednesday signed by Salisu Na’Inna Dambatta, Director (Information) described the Ekiti governor’s claims as “incorrect as the Ministry has not withheld any statutory allocation due to […]

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Buhari will not address Nigerians from London – Adesina

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2017

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday, disclosed why Buhari will not address the nation from his vacation spot in London. Featuring on TVC’s This Morning Programme, Adesina disclosed that the President is entitled to his vacation and such right will not be intruded on. Adesina said,  […]

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We lost 1,500 schools to Boko Haram in North East, says NGO

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2017

An NGO under the sponsorship of ‘Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, said on Thursday that Boko Haram terrorist group had destroyed over 1,500 schools in Northern Nigeria in the last six years Founder of WARDC, Dr Abiola Awolabi, who stated this to newsmen at a two day workshop in Maiduguri, said that of […]

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FG, Labour Agree To Review Minimum Wage

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2017

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, says the Federal Government and the organised Labour movement in the country have reached a consensus to review the National Minimum Wage. Wabba, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, said the consensus was reached during the sitting of […]