EDUCATION

Buhari directs TETFund to inject N24bn into 12 new varsities

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to inject N2 billion into each of the 12 new universities established by the Federal Government in 2011. Buhari, who gave the directive through Director Academic Standards in the National Universities

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Nigeria Crisis: Fr. Kukah Blames Political Elites

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Most Rev. Mathew Kukah, has said the reason Nigeria is in a constant state of commotion can be attributed to the inability of political elites to ascertain what exactly is wrong with the country. He blamed the elites for failing to have proper understanding of the nation’s structure and […]

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Olusegun Obasanjo Is A ‘Gift’ to Nigeria – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as a ‘gift’ to Nigeria. Osinbajo made the remark while paying tribute to the fearless President on his 80th birthday. Speaking at the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, and the library’s central mosque in Abeokuta, Osinbajo said the ex-President was intricately

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Boko Haram: Troops Kill Fighters, Captures Gun Trucks Stolen From Niger Army

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

Troops of 8 Task Force Division, Nigerian Army, on clearance operations under the auspices of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the North East, Saturday had an encounter with Boko Haram terrorists at Chikun Gudu, northern part of Borno State. Army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement said during the encounter, the gallant troops neutralized […]

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Ekweremadu Calls For Removal of Security Votes

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

Senator Ike Ekweremadu has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari government to abolish security votes as way of fighting corruption and also increase minimum wage to N50, 000. Vanguard reports that the Senate president made this comment when he spoke in Ibadan at the weekend, where he delivered the 4th National Public Service Lecture of […]

Politics

Makarfi Denies Involvement In The Registration Of APDP, says no plan to leave PDP

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied involvement in the planned registration of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Party (ADP). The spokesman of the committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye in a statement Sunday, said it has no plan to abandon the PDP structure for Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. “We […]