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‘lf we don’t change, our situation will continue to be worst’- Sultan warns northern leaders

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has identified insincerity and commitment on the part of leaders in the north as the cause of the present situation in the region. Speaking on the occasion of traditional rulers’ and Northern States Governors’ Forum meeting in Kaduna on Thursday, he

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B/Haram: Return to Maiduguri, Osinbajo tells service chiefs

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has directed the service chiefs to “move back” to the Command Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, to see the happenings there. Daily Trust report that this was the outcome of a meeting the acting president held with the service chiefs at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. […]

NEWS

Senate orders probe as 222 directors fail exams

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Two hundred and twenty-two of the 300 directors from ministries, department and agencies, MDAs of the Federal Government who wrote examinations to fill the 20 vacant positions of permanent secretaries have failed. According to Daily Trust, only 78 out of the 300 that sat for the examination on “Relevant Public Service and Policy Issues” held […]

NEWS

VON management challenges blogger on evidence of alleged fraud

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The Voice of Nigeria (VON) authority has challenged a blogger, Simon Ateba, to provide evidence of fraud alleged to have taken place at the government media house as reported by his blog. Simon Ateba, had published a report which alleged that the VON  Director General Osita Okechukwu, awarded contracts running into millions for the supply […]

TECHNOLOGY

FG, Google to partner on ICT training for youths – Shittu

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications says the Federal Government will partner with Google to train the teaming technology savvy youths in various levels of ICT capacity development. Shittu said this in a statement by Mr Victor Oluwadamilare, the Special Assistant on Media to the minister, at the closing of a Google event in […]

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Power devolution: APC has betrayed pre-election promise – Atiku

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says the decision of the APC-led Senate to block the passage of Bill No. 3, which would have granted devolution of power to the states, is a betrayal of the ruling party’s pre-election promises. Reports Daily Trust. The APC chieftain described the decision as shocking and saddening in a statement […]