EDUCATION

JAMB Set for supplementary UTME

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements for its supplementary 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Death toll in London fire rises to 30

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

Authorities say the death toll from the London tower block fire has risen to at least 30 and police are considering whether criminal offences had been committed. “We know that at least 30 people have died as a result of this fire,” said Commander Stuart Cundy, adding that the figure was expected to rise. He […]

LEAD STORY 1

Nnewi Igwe placed a curse on Evans that led to his arrest

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

New reports have indicated that Chukwudemeje George Onwuamadike popularly known Evans was apprehended by the police due to a curse placed on him by the Igwe. The billionaire kidnapper was apprehended by security operatives on Saturday, June 10 sparking commendation from Nigerians to the police for arresting the elusive suspect. The Nation reports that Nnewi […]

TOP STORIES

Fuel subsidy: NigeriaPaid $65 billion in 4 years – Ibe Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The minister of state for petroleum resources Ibe Kachikwu has said Nigeria spent $65 billion (N20.4 trillion) on subsidies for fuel and Kerosene between 2011 and 2015. Kachikwu said the amount spent excludes $6 billion which was lost to vandalism during the period under review. Represented by the deputy director of engineering and standards Olumide […]

NEWS

Ramadan: Kano govt feeds 930,000 Muslims

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The Kano State Government has fed over 930,000 fasting Muslims, from first day of the month of Ramadan to date.‎ The Chairman of the Committee on Ramadan Feeding and Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Kano on Thursday. He said that 250 people each from 186 […]

NEWS

BuildinEg Collapse: NSE Stress The Need To Engage Experts

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2017

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ebonyi chapter, has stressed the need to engage the services of qualified engineers in order to check the high incident of building collapse. Ebonyi NSE Chairman, Mr Friday Nweke, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki, said most of the […]