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Kaduna emerges highest beneficiary as FG disburses N43.416bn to 24 states

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2020

Kaduna has emerged the highest beneficiary as Federal Government disbursed N43,416,000,000.00 (USD120.6 million) as performance-based grants to 24 eligible states on the basis of results achieved in 2018 under the performance-based grant component of the World Bank-Assisted States Fiscal

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New police commissioners posted to Imo, Plateau, Adamawa

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2020

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the posting of new police Commissioners to Imo, Adamawa and Plateau states. CP Olugbenga Adeyanju is now the new police boss in Adamawa, while Isaac Olutayo Akinmoyede is the new boss of Imo Police command. Edward Chuks Egbuka was announced as the new commissioner for Plateau […]

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COVID-19: Germany donates additional €5.5m to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2020

Germany has announced another financial intervention to assist Nigeria in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing in a statement via Twitter on Tuesday, the country said it is providing €5.5 million this time to support vulnerable people in Nigeria’s North-Eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The statement read, “Germany provides an additional

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COVID-19 Palliative: Rice distributed to the S’West was certified fit by NAFDAC -FG

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2020

The Federal Government has said the rice palliative distributed to Oyo and other South-Western states were inspected and certified fit for human consumption by the National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC).  The reaction came, following allegations that the rice palliative distributed by the federal government to Oyo state to cushion

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SGF calls for unity, says COVID-19 fight is for all Nigerians

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2020

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has called for unity in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, made the call in his opening remark at the briefing of the team on Monday in Abuja. He […]

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Two Nigeria police officers test positive for coronavirus

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2020

Two officers of Nigeria police have tested positive for coronavirus in Ondo State. Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu made the disclosure during his weekly broadcast on COVID19 in the state. Currently, Ondo State has eight cases of coronavirus after recording five cases over the weekend. “The fourth and fifth Cases occurred on Saturday while the […]