TOP STORIES

Amnesty: Shell withholding evidence crucial to Ogoni Nine case

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

Amnesty International says oil giant Shell has refused to hand over 100,000 documents on the arrest, detention, and execution of nine men by the military regime of late Sani Abacha. Ken Saro-Wiwa, outspoken author and playwright, Barinem Kiobel, John Kpuine and six others were hanged in 1995 by

EDUCATION

ASUU, FG reach an agreement

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached an agreement with the federal government. The accord comes after a meeting, which lasted 12 hours, between the leadership of the union and a government delegation led by Adamu Adamu, minister of education. Speaking with journalists at the end of the meeting, Biodun Ogunyemi, national president […]

TOP STORIES

Diezani’s loot surpass that of late Sani Abacha- Magu, says only 15% recovered

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the funds allegedly looted by Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum, surpasses that of Sani Abacha, late military head of state. Magu said the anti-graft agency has only been able to recover “not more than 15 per cent”, saying it will take […]

NEWS

EFCC arrests own driver, policeman for ‘burgling’ Badeh’s sealed mansion

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested one of its drivers, Nasiru Isa, for allegedly burgling a sealed house owned by Alex Badeh, former chief of defence staff. In January 2016, the EFCC sealed off some pieces of property in Abuja owned by the former defence chief, who is facing trial […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

US Senate approves Trump deal on hurricane aid, debt ceiling

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

The US Senate passed a $15.25 billion relief package Thursday for victims of Hurricane Harvey, in an effort to fully fund federal emergency operations as another potentially catastrophic storm bears down on Florida. The package passed 80 to 17 one day after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced a shock deal that includes the […]

NEWS

ASUU strike: No progress without quality education, NLC tells FG, ASUU

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embrace collective bargaining as there was no way progress would be made without quality education. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said this at a conciliation meeting with Executive of ASUU, officials of the Ministry of Education and […]