NEWS

FG, states, local councils share N990.189bn for December 2022

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2023

The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared N990.189 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of December 2022. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, Director (Information/Press), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning.

NEWS

FG, IOM evacuate 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2022

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli has successfully evacuated 137 stranded Nigerians, who were irregular migrants, from Libya Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre, of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Monday, in […]

BUSINESS

FG, States Accrue N3.28trn Debt In H 1

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2022

The federal government the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory increased their debts by N3.28 trillion in the first six months of the current year. According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), the total debt stock, which is a combination of domestic and external debt, rose from N39.56 trillion at the end of […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: FG, ASUU meeting ends in fiasco

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2022

The meeting between President Muhammadu’s administration and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, ended in a fiasco. Due to this development, the six-month-old strike embarked on by public university lecturers lingers on. The lecturers met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee at the National University Commission (NUC) in Abuja

NEWS

FG, UK sign agreement to tackle illegal immigration

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2022

In accordance with Britain’s ‘New Plan For Immigration,’ the Nigerian government has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to combat illegal migration. UK Home Office – Britain’s lead department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism, and police – disclosed this on Friday via its verified Twitter handle. It said that the […]

EDUCATION

FG, ASUU in crucial meeting

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2022

Over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, is currently having a meeting with ASUU officials in Abuja. The meeting, which started around 5pm on Monday, may have raised hopes of university students going back to school. It is also part of a last-minute […]