EDUCATION

57,000 candidates sit for UTME on Saturday

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

No fewer than 57,000 candidates sat for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Saturday in 642 centres across the country. The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who addressed newsmen at Digital Bridge Institute, Abuja, one of the

HEALTH

OGUN PARTNERS ALBINO FOUNDATION TO FIGHT STIGMATIZATION

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

‎Ogun State Government has disclosed its readiness to partner with Albino Foundation, as a way to fight thescourge of skin cancer among Albinos in the state and equally eradicate the ignorance about myth behind albinism. The  Deputy Governor Mrs Yetunde Onanuga made this known in her speech at the public awareness campaign as part of the […]

HEALTH

Ebola: Nigeria steps up surveillance at airports

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, saying that at least one person […]

EDUCATION

Computers told us ‘No exams for you,’ 2017 UTME candidates allege

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

As the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board commenced its 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations on Saturday, candidates have decried certain experiences which they said made them “uncomfortable.” According to a candidate (name withheld) who wrote his examinations at Kunike International School, Ilesa Road, in Osogbo, Osun State, when they logged on as the

NEWS

Kano agency suspends Emir Sanusi alleged misappropriation probe

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

The Kano State government’s anti-corruption agency has suspended probe into the financial dealings of the Emirate council. The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission was investigating alleged misuse of N6 billion. The state’s House of Assembly launched a separate investigation of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, following allegations of funds

TOP STORIES

Group demands probe of Boko Haram video

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2017

A pressure group, under the aegis of Save Humanity Advocacy Centre, has expressed concern over what it described as the promotion of a purported Boko Haram Commander, Shuaibu Moni, who is said to be one of the prisoners of the Boko Haram sect recently swapped for the 82 Chibok Girls. The video, according to the […]