HEALTH

US group provides free eye surgery to 55 people in Edo State

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

The We Care Mission International, a U.S based organisation, has provided free eye surgery to 55 indigenes of Ugbegun Community, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo. Speaking at the 2017 free medical mission at Ugbegun community, the Head of the group, We Care Mission, Mrs Fatima Yakubu,

BUSINESS

Miners urges FG to purchase equipment from N30bn intervention fund

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

Alhaji Sani Shehu, President, Miners Association of Nigeria, has advised the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to release part of the N30 billion mining intervention fund for the purchase of mining equipment. Shehu told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, that part of the fund should be utilised for the purpose as soon as the […]

EDUCATION

LGs too feeble to handle basic education- Bolaji Abdullahi

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Bolaji Abdullahi, says Local Governments are too weak to handle basic education. Abdullahi made the observation on the sideline of a lecture on basic education in Nigeria, organised by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ilorin, Kwara. He observed that the basic education, which he described as […]

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Okowa Condemns Alleged Plan To Hijack Buhari’s Government

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has condemned alleged moves by some military personnel to remove the government of the day through a coup d’état. Okowa told newsmen on Sunday that any politician wooing the military to take over, is an enemy of the country. The governor spoke at the sideline of a Christian event organised […]

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HOW BUHARI ADMINISTRATION WILL DRIVE THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDERS, BY PRESIDENCY

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

*Ag President holds interactive session with a large cross section of public, civil servants this week The Buhari administration will drive the new executive orders signed last week vigorously in its determination to significantly transform the business environment and how government business is done in the country. The Spokesperson of the Ag. President, Mr. Laolu […]

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Boko Haram beheads four IDPs

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2017

Four internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Dalori-1 Camp of Maiduguri, Borno State, have been beheaded by the Boko Haram. They were reportedly beheaded while hunting outside the camp on Saturday. The four victims were on Sunday buried by their fellow displaced persons. The slain persons were named Wali Fanne, Ibrahim, Chacha, and Baba Karemi. According […]