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2023 Election: SERAP takes on FG over threat to close Broadcast stations

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2023

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has spoken out against the Federal Government’s threat to shut down broadcast stations. Last week, the government announced that the National Broadcasting Commission would shut down broadcast stations found guilty of using their

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FG, Canada strengthen ties to fight human trafficking

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2023

The Nigerian government and its Canadian counterpart on Tuesday vowed to scale up efforts at stemming the tide of trafficking in persons and migrants smuggling. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persona (NAPTIP) said both countries through the technical partner; Ark Group, will promote projects to consolidate on the agency’s past achievements, […]

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FG, CBN still recognise old Naira notes — Presidency

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2023

The Presidency has dismissed as false the assertion that the Federal Government or the Central Bank of Nigeria had refused to recognise old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tender despite Supreme Court ruling. The Zamfara, Kaduna and Kogi States Government had approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria over the issue. They are seeking […]

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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. From the N990.189 billion, the federal government received N375.306 billion, the

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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 […]