NEWS

Details emerge of Doctor who jumped into lagoon as mum says he’ll be rescued

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

More details have emerged on the medical doctor who jumped into the lagoon in Lagos State. The doctor was said to have told his driver to park around the Adekunle axis of the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday and jumped into the lagoon. As at press time, he was yet to be found by the […]

NEWS

Lawyer Sue Senate Over Uniform Saga

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

A legal practitioner has asked the Federal High Court Abuja to restrain the National Assembly from compelling the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) to wear uniform in the performance of his duties. Recall that the ‎Senate last week insisted that Ali should appear on Wednesday in Customs uniform. […]

LEAD STORY 1

Malabu Oil Block: Abacha Sue FG, Shell Others

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The Federal Government, Agip Oil Company, Shell Petroleum Development Company and seven others have again been dragged before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the ways and manners the shares of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited were said to have been unlawfully transferred to unauthorised persons. The suit is the second one in a […]

LEAD STORY 1

Ile-Ife Crisis: Police Arrest 21 Suspects

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday paraded twenty suspects over the recent ethnic crisis in Sabo Ile-Ife of Osun State. Police spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Jimoh Moshood while parading the suspects at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, said they were part of thirty eight suspects arrested following investigation into the crisis. He […]

TOP STORIES

President Buhari to inaugurate all-inclusive committee over N56,000 minimum wage demand

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

The Minister of Labour and Employment said President Muhammadu Buhari will soon approve the setting up of a 29-man committee to engage organised labour in negotiating a new national minimum wage for workers. According to him, the committee’s report will be subjected to the scrutiny of the National Assembly before government’s implementation. Recall that organised […]

EDUCATION

8 VITAL tips as JAMB opens portal for UTME 2017 registration

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2017

After a long wait the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened its official website for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2017. The website which opened on Monday, March 20, 2017 as promised also set out some instructions for prospective candidates. Below is a screenshot from the website: For the first time, JAMB is […]