EDUCATION

DRAMA AS FUNNAB WORKERS PARTED WAYS OVER VICE CHANCELLOR SUSPENSION

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

There was a mild drama on Tuesday at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) , as two non-academic staff unions of the tertiary institution, organised rallies in support and against the suspension of the vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Olusola Oyewole, by the

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OGUN HOLDS MAIDEN EDUCATION SUMMIT

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

Ogun State Government said on Tuesday that it has concluded plans to hold the maiden edition of Education Summit which is aimed to address issues affecting the sector with a view to proffering solutions to them. The  Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota made this known at a press conference held at […]

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Why Army warns junoir officers to stay clear off politics

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2017

Source close to the military has revealed why Army Chief of Staff, Tukur Buratai yesterday warned army officials to stay clear off politics. According to a top military source who spoke to Premium Times, the Army hierarchy was disturbed by rumours of a coup being planned by junior officers. Buratai, yesterday gave a stern warning […]

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Three female suicide bombers kill two in Borno

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

Three female suicide bombers killed two people and injured six others in an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but it bears the hallmarks of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, whose heartland is Borno and which often uses women […]

NEWS

Babangida Aliyu docked over alleged N1bn fraud, granted N200m bail

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned former governor of Niger, Babangida Aliyu in a Federal High Court, Abuja, on an eight-count charge of money laundering. Aliyu was arraigned alongside his former Chief of Staff, Umar Nasko, while both were admitted to bail in the sum of N200 million each, with two […]

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N1.6bn spent to repair Kaduna-Kano pipline-NNPC GMD

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had spent over N1.6 billion on the repairs of the vandalised pipeline between Kaduna and Kano in 2016. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Mr Maikanti Baru, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday in Kano. Baru was in Kano to […]