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BREAKING: Buhari renames Federal University Ebonyi, Alex Ekwueme University

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2018

The Federal Government has renamed Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI) in Ebonyi State after late former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo conveyed the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari while delivering a speech at the funeral service held for the

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NUT threatens strike over teachers’ salary arrears

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2018

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, on Thursday, threatened to embark on strike if defaulting state governors failed to clear salary arrears of its members. The national president of the union, Mr Michael Olukoya, said this in Abuja at the solemn assembly organised by the union. Olukoya listed the states owing salary arrears to include Abia, […]

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FRSC takes safety campaign to schools

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2018

Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC ) says the command has taken  its safety campaign to schools to educate pupils/students on safety values. Oladele told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota on Wednesday, that the measure was part of the command’s programmes to ensure safety on […]

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Minister suspends College of Education provost over alleged fraud

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2018

The federal government has suspended the provost of Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross River State, James Ejue. The sanction was over an alleged theft of N125 million from the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, salary account of the college. Recall that the governing council of the college on December 15 recommended to […]

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Kwara SUBEB, local govt workers will get full salaries in January – JAAC

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2018

All categories of the workers in the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State will receive full salaries this month, while the LGs will share N666,128,304.58. Similarly, the State Universal Education Board teachers got N1,097,945,898.68 billion from the January allocation. The ALGON Chairman, who is also the Chairman of Oyun LG, Comrade Joshua Omokanye Jalala, […]

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Aliko Dangote donates N1.2 billion structure to business school in Bayero University

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2018

In his avowed commitment to encouraging entrepreneurship in the country as a way out of the economic doldrums, Nigeria’s business magnate, Aliko Dangote, is donating another N1.2 billion structure for running of the business school in Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The building, which will be handed over to the university management formally next month, is […]