EDUCATION

Headmaster Commits Suicide In Osun Over Unpaid Gratuity

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2017

Many Osun State pensioners on Wednesday took to the streets to protest non payment of their pensions for 13 and-a-half months after a headmaster killed himself over unpaid gratuity. The pensioners operating on the platform of 2011/2012 Forum of Retired Public Servants in Osun State accused the

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Teachers salaries is state/federal government responsibility- Edo NUT

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2017

Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have expressed worry over proposed plan to transfer the payment of teachers’ salaries from state to local governments believing that it will jeopardize smooth payment of salaries in the state. The Union led by its state chairman, Iyalomhe Akhagbeme hereby called on Edo State House […]

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51 teachers fail Lagos state professional examination

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2017

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has said that 51 teachers who sat for the Lagos State Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) failed the test 411 teachers participated in the maiden edition of the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination in Lagos State. 411 teachers sit for professional qualifying exam in Lagos   The examination which took

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Why JAMB postponed sale of 2018 application forms

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said it has postponed the sale of its 2018 application forms for intending candidates. The board disclosed this in a statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, head of media, and made available to the NAN in Abuja. According to Benjamin the sale of the application documents, which […]

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Foundation enrolls 200 Almajiris in primary schools in Kano State

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

A Kano-based Non- Governmental Organisation, Khalifa Dankade Foundation (KDF), said it had enrolled 200 Almajiris in primary schools in the state in the last two years. The Coordinator of the foundation, Alhaji Khalifa Mustapha, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the group in Kano on Tuesday. Mustapha said the beneficiaries were selected […]

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My decision not to sign University of Wukari bill hinged on wrong use of phrases- Buhari

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained to the National Assembly why he refused to sign the bill establishing the University of Wukari. In separate letters to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the president said his decision was hinged on the wrong use of some phrases in the bill. “The […]