Politics

NASS will conclude INEC Act amendment in 2017 — saraki

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has assured that the National Assembly will conclude the amendment to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act before end of 2017. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the Senate had already passed the Bill amending

EDUCATION

Nigeria backward because we vote “immediate rewards over integrity” – NUT boss

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

Mr Gunshin Yarlings, Chairman, Plateau chapter of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), has attributed Nigeria’s poor growth to the tendency to vote leaders based on “immediate rewards”. “We vote in leaders based on immediate rewards expected from them; we hardly consider integrity and the future,” Yarlings told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]

BUSINESS

Barclays Bank asks Nigerians with less than £100,000 to close their accounts

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

Barclays Bank has asked expatriates, including Nigerians, with less than £100,000 deposit to close their accounts. In a letter dated June 12, 2017, the bank informed the customers that would be affected by the policy of its decision to raise the minimum client balance requirement for international banking service. “The new minimum level will now […]

TOP STORIES

Seek your relevance elsewhere, army warns Fayose

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

The Nigerian army has advised Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, to seek relevance elsewhere. The army said this in response to an allegation which Fayose levelled against it. On Wednesday, Fayose accused the military of taking advantage of the anti-insurgency war to create “fake defence contracts” for personal interest. He also called for a periodic change […]

NEWS

NAF allays fears over night flying training in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday urged residents of Maiduguri not to panic over spate of aircraft hovering the sky at night in the metropolis. Squadron Leader Obi Obassi, Spokesman of NAF 105 Composite Group, Maiduguri, said in statement that the flying was part of routine exercise. Obassi said that the service had intensified […]

HEALTH

NAFDAC seals 3 shops in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2017

The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said it had sealed three shops in Borno over alleged circulation of unwholesome products. Malam Nasiru Mato, the agency’s Zonal Director, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Mato alleged that the shop owners were selling