TECHNOLOGY

NCC To Assist In Rebuilding Telecommunication Facilities Destroyed by Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

The Nigerian Communications Commission said on Sunday it was willing to assist GSM service providers in rebuilding telecommunication facilities destroyed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Hajiya Hafsat Lawan, the NCC Assistant Director, Legal and Regulatory Services, made

NEWS

Gov. Ahmed Approves Release of N900m to Contractors

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the release of N900 million to contractors handling various infrastructural projects across the state. Ahmed disclosed this at the state’s monthly interactive meeting with members of the All Progressives Congress. Ahmed said at the meeting held at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Ilorin: “The release is […]

LEAD STORY 2

Fresh N10trn Fraud Uncovered in NNPC

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

The Nigerian Senate has reportedly made a discovery of N10 trillion fraud in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Vanguard reports. It was gathered that the alleged fraudulent act was carried out by NNPC staff in conjunction with independent marketers as well as other top shots in the petroleum sector between 2006 and 2016. This […]

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3.67million Nigerians Lost Their Jobs In One Year- Bureau of Statistics

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

The Federal Government has revealed that 3.67million Nigerians lost their jobs within Octoboer 2015 to September 2016. The Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, shows that the number of unemployed Nigerians rose from 7.51 million in the beginning of October 2015 to 11.19 million at the end of September 2016. The unemployment report […]

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 Commission (NUC), Dr. Bello Kumo spoke as a visitor to the maiden […]

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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 […]