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JSS1 student sues Ekiti govt, seeks N15m damages

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2021

A JSS1 female student at Mary Immaculate Secondary School , Ado- Ekiti, Miss Gift Agenoisa, has sued the Ekiti Government before a state High Court, seeking N15m in damages for breach of fundamental human rights. In a suit number HAD/01/CR/2021 and sworn to at the Ado-Ekiti High Court on her

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FUOYE shines again, tops CODET competition

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2021

…as Ekiti community gives varsity five hectares for proposed Sandwich programmesFor the umpteenth time, the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) shone like a northern Star as it emerged overall best in the recently concluded Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology (CODET) academic contest.The competition organised for many mechatronics/Engineering

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Nigeria ranks 161st Of 181 countries on youth education, employment

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2021

Nigeria is ranked 161st on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index which measures the status of young people in 181 countries around the world, according to the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Commonwealth Secretariat in its triennial rankings report released on Tuesday measured youth development in 181 countries, with 156 of them recording at least slight improvements in

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NIN required for WASSCE from 2022

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2021

From next year, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) would require candidates to submit their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to register for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the regional examining

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WASSCE 2021 begins next Monday

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2021

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020-2021 will hold from August 16 to September 30, 2021 for 1,573,789 SS3 candidates. The Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, said the Council experienced delays in starting the examination because of the impact of the COVID-19 on the 2020/2021 academic calendar as well as failure of […]

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Alleged Rape: Benue Govt closes case against lecturer over death of Ochanya

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2021

After calling eight witnesses, the Benue State Government on Wednesday closed its prosecution of a suspended senior lecturer at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Andrew Ogbuja who was alleged to have raped to death 13-year-old girl, Ochanya Ogbanje. Mr Ogbuja’s son, Victor, who is now at large, is a second suspect in the case but […]