EDUCATION

TETFund Shares N213b To Varsities, Polytechnics

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

The Buhari administration has approved the Tertiary Education Trust Fund 2016 intervention budget of N213.4 billion, the highest ever to be distributed to the tertiary institutions. Dr. Abdullahi Baffa, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, disclosed this at a news briefing in Abuja on Monday.

NEWS

We’ll Wipe Off All Fulani Herdsmen From Niger Delta – Pro-Jonathan Group

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

A group under the aegis of GoodluckNigeria has thrown its weight behind the alleged plan by a former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and his wife, Dame Patience, to rid the Niger Delta of Fulani herdsmen. The group in a statement signed by its President, Joseph Spiff Wilcox, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday said […]

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Sheriff Meets Jonathan, As Makarfi Appeals Judgment

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the ex-President’s residence in Abuja on Monday. The meeting, which held behind closed doors, was also attended by Sheriff’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh; Acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bernard Mikko; and the National

NEWS

Why I Will Not Handover To Reckless Politicians – Governor Gaidam

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State, has declared that he would not handover to politicians he described as “drunkards, Indian hemp smokers or gamblers” at the expiration of his tenure. Gaidam made the declaration during the inauguration of 17 elected local government council Chairmen in Damaturu, the state capital. According to Gaidam, his decision was aimed

NEWS

When Osinbajo Takes Decisions Some Run To Buhari In London To Question It – Abdulmumin Jibrin

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

Suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, who has revealed that some people have started questioning the authority of the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. Jibrin, took to his Twitter account, @AbdulAbmj, to air his views, saying that there may be cracks in the government if “some people” start questioning Osinbajo’s orders as Acting […]

EDUCATION

Performance Of Federal Education Agencies In 2016 Not Encouraging – Wamakko

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

Senator Aliyu Wamakko, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, on Monday said the performance of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education in 2016 was not encouraging. Wamakko made the observation while speaking with journalists in Sokoto on the ongoing 2017 budget defence at the National Assembly. He said: “There are 17 […]