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Apple sells MekaMons, robots built by Adekunle Nigerian-British

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2017

Apple Stores in the United States and United Kingdom have begun the sale of gaming robots, MekaMons, built by a Nigerian-British, Silas Adekunle. Adekunle’s company, Reach Robotics struck the deal with Apple recently. The product with a price tag of $299.95 went on sale from 16 November in the

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Buhari group hits Jonathan over attack on APC

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2017

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) has described as outrageous, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s attack on the government after he ruined the country. The chided Jonathan for his ill remarks against the All Progressives Congress (APC) government and said it was unbecoming of the firmer president to speak of President Muhammadu Buhari in bad light. To […]

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36 states spend N2.67bn servicing foreign loans

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2017

The 36 states of the federation spent N2.67 billion to service external debt in September. The amount is contained in a report obtained on Wednesday by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. Figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO) also showed that as at June 30, […]

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6 die in Accra’s gas explosion

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2017

At least six persons were killed and 35 injured, mostly suffering burns, after an explosion at a natural gas depot in Accra,  Ghana’s capital, fire service spokesman Billy Anaglate said on Sunday. The explosion on Saturday evening at the state-owned GOIL liquefied natural gas station sent a giant fireball into the sky above the eastern […]

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Nigerians in U.S. celebrate 57th independence anniversary

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2017

Nigerians cutting across tribes resident in the U.S. on Monday converged on the nation’s Embassy in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 57th independence anniversary of the country. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that various Nigerian professional, non-profit organisations, tribal associations and Nigerian Embassy officials joined in the

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CAC reduces cost of business registration

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2017

The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Mr. Bello Mahmud, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the cost of business registration in Nigeria was now cheaper and its process simplified to enable small scale entrepreneurs to register their business. Mahmud announced this in a statement by Head, Public Affairs, CAC, Mr. Godfrey Ike. Mahmud disclosed this while […]