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EDUCATION

Senate amends Universal Education Act, raise funding for education

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC -Sokoto North) has said that the Senate has amended the Universal Education Act to ease pressure on states in accessing funds for infrastructure development in schools. Wamakko who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, made the disclosure in

NEWS

‘Epidemic looms’ as corpses of soldiers, NNPC staff litter mortuary due to lack of space

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

Some of the corpses of the victims of the Boko Haram attack in Magumeri local government area of Borno state are currently decomposing at the mortuary of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). A senior official of the hospital who disclosed this to TheCable, said staff are worried that the situation could lead to […]

BUSINESS

Shehu Sani-led Senate Committee suspends loan request by Kaduna, ‎Jigawa, others

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The Senate Committee Foreign Loans and Debt, led by Senator Shehu Sani, has suspended request for foreign loans by the Kaduna State Government.Kaduna State had requested for a $350 million loan for Development Policy Operation from the World Bank.Other states affected by the loan suspension were Jigawa, Ogun and Katsina.The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, […]

Northern Leaders Won’t Be Forgiven If There’s Another Sambisa Forest – El-Rufai

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has stated that governors of the 19 northern states and traditional rulers in the region will not be forgiven if they allow the emergence of new Sambisas in the region that provide safe refuge for outlaws such as the cover which the vast forest provided by Boko Haram […]

Boko Haram: World Bank supports 6, 666 households in Borno with food, farm implements

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The World Bank has supported 6,666 households in troubled Borno State with food, livelihood and farm inputs in order to eradicate hunger and poverty from the Boko Haram ravaged state. The support came under the FADAMA III Project of the bank and cut across many local governments of the state. The State Project Coordinator of […]

LEAD STORY 2

Fuel scarcity looms in Abuja as NUPENG threatens shutdown

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2017

The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to withdraw fuel supply to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs over disagreement with the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCOM). Addressing newsmen on the outcome of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, yesterday, NUPENG’s President,