BUSINESS NEWS

UBA ban customers from using its ATM card to access pornography sites, buy jewellery or bet

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

The United Bank for Africa, UBA, has said that its customers can no longer buy jewellery, bet or have access to pornography sites with the bank’s ATM card. In a statement it entitled “We want you to transact safely,” and sent to customers, the bank said its debit and prepaid cards are now

EDUCATION

FORMER NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLOR, IBIDAPO-OBE, OTHERS FAULT JAMB 120 CUT OFF MARKS

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

‎Former Vice-Chancellor University of Lagos, Prof Oye Ibidapo-Obe on Friday alongside other stakeholders have faulted the Joint Admission Matriculation Board,(JAMB), pronouncement of 120 score as cut off mark for admission to universities.‎ ‎ This was made clear during in a group discussions on penpushing platform,a social media with observation that a score of 120 out of

TECHNOLOGY

NCC boss, Danbatta visits Computer Village, assures CAPDAN of strategic partnership

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

Professor Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, was at the Computer Village in Lagos, on Wednesday. The NCC boss said the commission was eady to partner with the Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, CAPDAN, in order to translate into reality the relevant provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003. A […]

NEWS

38 Senior army officers petition Buhari over wrongful dismissal

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

Thirty-eight senior army officers have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over what they described as wrongful dismissal from the Nigerian Army and accused the Minister of Defence, Brig-General Mansur Dan Ali (rtd), Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, of victimisation of innocent senior officers.

HEALTH

Fed govt spends N4bn on health interventions in Northeast – minister

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health has spent over N4 billion on the humanitarian crisis in the North-east region of the country. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, disclosed this at the commemoration of the 2017 World Humanitarian Day in Abuja. Mr. Adewole said the money was spent on purchasing relief materials, drugs, […]

ENTERTAINMENT

PMAN dissociates members from anti-Igbo song

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

The national leadership of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has condemned and dissociated itself and members from the anti-Igbo song circulating in Northern Nigeria. It said its condemnation of the song was out of concern for national peace and stability.In a statement jointly signed by the PMAN President, Lord-Liege Keston Okoro, his deputies; […]