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Atiku: Kano litmus test for COVID-19 battle, prays for the Dokpesis

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2020

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described the COVID-19 situation in Kano as a litmus test to winning the battle against the disease. In a statement, the Wazirin Adamawa urged the Federal Government and all the agencies involved in the fight against the pandemic to collaborate with the

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Late Emir of Rano: Buhari commiserate with Ganduje

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Kano State Government and the State Council of Chiefs over the death of the Emir of Rano, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar. The President’s condolence message was conveyed in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. It quoted Buhari as […]

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Alleged infested rice: Drama as Nigeria Customs Service denies Oyo state govt. officials entry its premises

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2020

There was drama at the premises of the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Command in Ibadan as officials of the Oyo state government were denied entry into the premises to deliver the spoilt 1,800 bags of COVID-19 palliative rice rejected by the state government. The state officials led by the commissioner for agriculture, Hon Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, […]

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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 Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme-for-Results. It is a

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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