EDUCATION NEWS

MAPOLY Faults Columnist Claim of Calling College As Notorious

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2017

Omooba Risawe The Authorities  of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,(MAPOLY), Abeokuta on Tuesday faulted a write-up of media columnist who described the institution as one of six notorious tertiary institution in Africa‎. The writer with byline  Soonest Nathaniel had in an article online,titled

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Nigeria Turkish College Kidnappers Yet To Ask For Ransom-Police

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2017

Omooba Risawe The Nigeria Police on Tuesday debunked rumoured ransom demand from the kidnappers who abducted five students and three staffers of Nigeria-Turkish International School,located in Isheri area of Ogun State. It would be recalled that,the victims were forcefully taken away at gun point from the school female hostel eleven days ago, and no clue […]

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Arrest of Journalist: FG Has Nothing To Do With It- Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2017

  The Federal Government has dissociate itself from the recent arrest of the Premium Times Publisher, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi and his reporter, Ms. Evelyn Okakwu. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said federal government will not do anything to stigle press freedom. Mohammed stressed further that […]

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After 3 Years Suspension NYSC Resumes Orientation In Adamawa

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2017

The National Youth Service Corps has resumed orientation of corp members in Adamawa after three years suspension due to insecurity caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the state. The last orientation was held in Adamawa in March 2013.  The State Coordinator of NYSC, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday said 2, 500 corps members were […]

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Pandemonium As Nigerian immigration officer Enter Worship Centre With AK-47

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2017

An official of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has been arrested after he stormed a worship centre in Jalingo, Taraba state with an AK-47 rifle and vandalized property belonging to the worship centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mahmood Idris, armed with the weapon which he signed and collected from his office, […]

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Lease 380, 000 hectres of Land Belonging To RBDAs To Investor-Ag BPE Boss

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2017

Acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire has said that the only way to check the encroachment of the over 380,000 hectres of arable land belonging to the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country by unauthorized persons is to concession or lease such land to […]