We’ve spent N59bn on federal roads – LASG

                                                                             Dr. Obafemi Hamzat

The Lagos State Government on Monday claimed to have spent over N59bn on the construction and rehabilitation of federal roads within the state in the past few years.

The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Obafemi Hamzat, who spoke at a press conference in Lagos, said it became necessary to put the records straight following a claim by the Minister of State for Works, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, in a recent interview that apart from federal road projects, nothing had been done in the state.

Hamzat said, “A lot of people listened to the commentary and it is ideal to set the records straight. Some of the things that the minister of state said were that if you remove the federal roads from Lagos, including the Funsho Williams Avenue, Ikorodu Road and the Third Mainland Bridge, that there is nothing else in Lagos.

FG to sell Nigerian Communications Satellite –BPE

                                  Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Benjamin Ezra Dikki

The Federal Government says it has decided to sell the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited in order to inject the entrepreneurial spirit into the running of the company, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has said.

Dikki said this when the Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, Prof. Seidu Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit, according to a statement made available to our correspondent by the Acting Head of Public Communications, BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh.

Ogunleye becomes NIJ provost

                                                                                    Gbemiga Ogunleye

Seasoned journalist and media scholar, Mr. Gbemiga Ogunleye, has been appointed as the new provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos State.

In a statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary of the Governing Council of the Institute on Monday, Mr. Dotun Adenijo, his appointment was described as a demonstration of the council’s commitment to upholding the spirit of excellence that the institution is reputed for in media practice.

Groups endorse Agbaje, Isiaka

                                                                                             Mr. Jimi Agbaje

The Global Network of Ogun West Professionals in the United Kingdom has said it will support the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Gbenga Isiaka.

This is just as an Igbo group, Eze Ndi Igbo, in the Diaspora, endorsed the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.

The Director of Media and Publicity of the Global Network of Ogun West Professionals, Dr. Yanju Adegbite, said it endorsed Isiaka because of his youthfulness and preparation, adding that it considered his antecedents.

Between Jonathan’s transformation and Buhari’s change

                                                                                           Jonathan and Buhari

In this piece, TOLUWANI ENIOLA examines the interviews by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

The news of a proposed debate between the two major presidential candidates of the 2015 general elections, President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress, was widely welcomed by many Nigerians who had been seeking avenues to weigh the options of who to vote for at the polls.