EDUCATION

NANS wants dialogue between government, Universities union

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to seek alternative avenues to resolve its dispute with the Federal Government. Comrade Bestman Okereafor, the National Public Relations Officer of NANS, made the appeal in a

NEWS

Hope Rises for Nigerian Observers, EBS as Governor Obaseki Visits

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

Hope rises for the Edo Broadcasting Service and the Nigerian Observer, publishers of the Observer newspaper titles as Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the state owned radio and television stations on Monday. Governor Obaseki who revealed that the media outfits would be overhauled for optimal performance. Also, he […]

Politics

Gov Obaseki Storms Out Of APC Meeting On Impeached Speaker

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

A meeting between governor Godwin Obaseki and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress APC to resolve the Speaker’s impeachment saga deadlocked on Monday evening. Soon after the governor stormed out of the meeting held at the party Secretariat along Airport road, looking ruffled, an indication that common ground could not be reached, the meeting […]

NEWS

Only 15 states have fire stations in Nigeria – Fire CG

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Controller-General of Federal Fire Service (FFS)  Mr Joseph Anebi, has urged the National Assembly to speedily amend Fire Service Act of 1963 to encourage the establishment of federal fire stations across the country. Anebi made the call when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior visited Fire Service headquarters on Monday in […]

Politics

Edo House of Assembly Crisis Consumes Speaker, Deputy and Majority Leader

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly for about two months reached its peak as the speaker, Rt. Hon. Justine Okonoboh, his deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ativie and the majority leader, Hon. Folly Ogedengbe were impeached on Monday. With this development, the 386 days immunity of being speaker of the House enjoyed by Hon. […]

BUSINESS

Gombe Agric Ministry Denies Fraud In CBN Loan

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2017

The Gombe State Ministry of Agriculture has denied a recent report by an online medium, alleging that officials of the ministry extorted money from farmers who applied for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), loan under the Anchor Borrowers Programme. A statement issued by Alhaji Dahiru Buba Biri, the state Commissioner of Agriculture, said the […]