NEWS

Dangote Cement lifts NSE indices

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

It was a positive trading day on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday with the market indices appreciating by 1.25 per cent, amid gains by some highly capitalised equities, as Dangote Cement led the gainers’ table, growing by N2 to close at N169 per share. Followed by Guaranty Trust Bank

Sport

48 Team for World Cup-Maradona Backs Infantino

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona, has backed plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams, a day before world football’s powerful governing council faces a key decision on the issue. “It sounds like a fantastic idea to me,” the 56-year-old told reporters at FIFA’s Zurich headquarters. “This will give more possibilities to countries that […]

NEWS

We Are Going Ahead With The Planned Warning Srike-NUPENG

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers say there is no going back on its planned warning strike scheduled to commence on January 11. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Zonal Chairman of the union told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday that the union had mobilised its members for the […]

NEWS

Why We Issue Two Seperate Certificates For TASUED Graduate-VC

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

Omooba Risawe The authorities of Tai Solarin University of Education,TASUED,Ijebu-Ode,Ogun State have explained reason why it always issued two separate certificates to its graduates on completion of their courses. The Vice-Chancellor,Prof  Oluyemisi Obilade made the explanation during a discussion on social media,penpushing, on need for revival of moribund Technical

NEWS

NBS to release 162 reports on economy

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

The National Bureau of Statistics is to release no fewer than 162 reports on different sectors of the economy this year. According to the 2017 tentative data release calendar posted on the bureau’s Website on Monday in Abuja, the NBS is expected to release 34 data in the first quarter. According to the calendar, analysed […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Amid hacking row, pressure builds on Trump to soften pro-Russia rhetoric

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow Republicans who are pushing for a harsher response to what American spy agencies say was the Kremlin’s meddling in the U.S. presidential election. The tacit acknowledgement on Sunday by his incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, that Russia […]