NEWS

Police parade soldier, policeman, 38 others for tanker hijacking, robbery

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a serving soldier and a  police inspector for allegedly hijacking   fuel-laden trucks   on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 38 other  suspects were also paraded for offences ranging  from armed robbery,

EDUCATION

N/Assembly will raise teachers’ retirement age to 65 – Dogara

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerian teachers that the National Assembly will increase their retirement age from 60 to 65 years to retain more experienced teachers in public schools. Dogara disclosed this when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) who paid him a […]

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Reps query disbursement of 200m dollars for solar energy project in North-East

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, has expressed  concern on the disbursement of the 200 million dollars Clean Technology Trust Fund (CTF),  meant for the funding of solar energy project in North-East zone. Toward this end on Wednesday, it mandated its Committee on Environment and Habitat to interface with the Ministers of Environment and Finance, […]

NEWS

Power: Oyo signs MoU to generate 1,000 megawatts from wastes

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The Oyo State Government is to  generate  1,000 mega watts from wastes  following the signing of a  Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with some power-generating firms. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the state government on Wednesday in Ibadan signed an MoU with Siemens International, MRF1 and West African Energy on  conversion of waste to energy. […]

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Buhari is in competent hands in London-FG

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

Nigerian Government has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is in competent hands in London where he is undergoing treatment. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. The minister was responding

NEWS

Three militants involved in Lagos school kidnap arrested

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

Three of those who took part in last week’s kidnap of six students from Igbonla Model School, Epe, Lagos State have been arrested. The suspects, identified as militants, were arrested in Benin, Edo State by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team. They were said to have embarked on a visit to one of […]