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Politics › Former Ogun PDP Deputy-Governorship Candidate, Set To Decamp To CPC by Aderostock(op): 8:19am On Jun 15, 2013

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deputy governorship candidate in the 2011 elections, Tunde Oladunjoye, who recently quit the party, is set to pitch his tent with the Congress for Progressives Change, CPC.

The information was gathered by Premium Times. Mr. Oladunjoye has concluded arrangements towards this, and a formal declaration will be released in the next 24 hours, sources close to the Ogun State politician have said.

More to follow…

http://m.naij.com/news/37228.html

Politics › Lagos Power Projects Receives Boost With Transformer Plant by Aderostock(op): 12:12am On Jun 15, 2013

The quest of the Lagos State Government to ensure stable electricity for the residents through Independent Power projects (IPP) has been advanced with the commissioning of a transformer manufacturing plant in the state. This landmark achievement by the state government, would not only aid the supply of transformers to the state but to the entire nation and Africa, as it was the first of its kind to be established in West Africa.

The transformer manufacturing company, El Sewedy Electrical Nigerian Limited, which is a joint venture between the Lagos State Government and the EL Sewedy Group of Cairo, Egypt, is expected to complement the efforts of the state in becoming self reliant on electricity issues. Already, the state has embarked on some Independent Power Projects, which are currently generating over 12 Mega Watts of electricity and it has not stopped at that.

According to him, the present administration has followed on that first by delivering another Independent Power Project that has delivered 12megawatts to Adiyan and Akute waterworks as at today.

The Governor informed that the administration has not stopped there but has put another IPP on stream which hopefully by the first quarter of 2011 would have delivered another 15 megawatts that would supply electricity to the whole of the Central Business District on the Lagos Island.

Other benefiting areas according to the Governor would include the Lagos General Hospital, Island Maternity Hospital, State House, Lagos High Court and at least 30 streets which would be taken off diesel power supply by the first quarter of next year. He said the successes of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, in which he also served, has challenged the present Government to intervene in the area of power distribution since the availability of power logically brings up the issue of transmission, taking it to the roads with cables, transformers and meters.

Governor Fashola said the next stage is to commit at least 20million US Dollars to the manufacture of meters and El Sewedy is interested in investing up to 100million Dollars in the generation of power. He said the unveiling of the power sector reform by the Federal Government will even make things easier in the sector and provide the opportunity for the State to make the investment.

The Lagos State Governor asserted that the time has come for proffering African solution to African problems, noting that the perseverance displayed by El Sewedy before the project came full stream might not have been possible with a foreign organization.

“Let us begin to deploy African solution to African problems. There is no rocket science in what we have done. In many parts of the world transformer manufacturing is part of a cottage industry and it should not be different in Lagos or any other parts of the country”.

“Regular and steady electricity remains the only missing infrastructure that is mitigating against the growth of the economy of this country and the actualization of the potentials of our people, their freedom from poverty and as long as we remain in Government here we commit to putting the misery of electricity behind us once and for all”, the Governor said.

Of course, the plan to establish the transformer manufacturing company in Lagos did not start yesterday, it was plan conceived over a year ago. In the words of the Governor: “the first milestone is behind us. What was a dream has become a reality and it happened in less than two years. We are sure it is not rocket science. Our people are already employed here, not less than a 100 people are already working here”.

He reiterated that the produced transformers are already strengthening the rural electrification programme of the State Government with the entire request for transformers in the state to be purchased from the factory so that the money, the economy and the jobs would be kept locally.

In her address at the plant commissioning, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Commerce and Industry, Mrs Sola Oworu said the completion of the project is another manifestation of the successful collaboration with the private sector in project implementation. She disclosed that the project is a joint venture between El Sewedy Group of Egypt (94.74%) and the Lagos State Government (5.26%) as equity contributions.

http://www.lagosindicatoronline.com/Lagos_power_projects_receives_boost.html

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Politics › Deux Project, Microsoft To Trained Lagos Schools Students IT Programme by Aderostock(op): 11:59pm On Jun 14, 2013

Deux Project
and the global
software giant,
Microsoft has
collaborated to
offer
information technology training to students of
Agidingbi Junior and Senior Secondary
schools in Lagos State under The Microsoft IT
Academy Programme, which is designed for
accredited academic institutions worldwide.
The Managing Director of Deux Project, Dr.
Tunji Olowolafe, said the Microsoft IT
Academy Programme has good tools to
prepare students for certification, which is
very important to prepare them for future
jobs.
The Microsoft IT Academy would be
implemented in all three pilot schools and
provide world class Microsoft official
curriculum along with many other free
features that this partnership will bring. The
programme provides over 175 e-learning
courses to students who want to advance their
software knowledge. Microsoft will provide
free email and collaboration tools as part of
the Microsoft IT Academy.
Tunji Olowolafe said: “The programme is
useful in the local environment where
training resources are scarce. Students will
benefit from the curricular, courseware and
online learning the programme offers. The
involved schools and teachers will benefit as
well from the available curricular that can be
used in the classroom or to supplement
student’s individual learning needs”.
To modernize public education in the state,
the Lagos State government recently
inaugurated new model blocks within
Agidingbi schools complex. These schools
would be the first to benefit from The
Microsoft IT Academy programme.
The programme according to Dr. Tunji
Olowolafe provides educators with the tools
they need to effectively train students on
Microsoft technologies, prepare students for
the global economy, and create a skilled
community.
To activate this programme, Deux Project (Dr.
Tunji Olowolafe), Microsoft and its local
support group would provide laptops with
embedded Microsoft academy software and a
training package for Agidingbi schools.
Deux, according t0 Dr. Tunji Olowolafe would
be responsible for the overall management of
the new IT Academy. The organisation will
work closely with Microsoft to ensure that this
academy is ready and operational by
ensuring that all hardware and software
requirements are met and that the schools
and teachers are fully ICT trained.
Project Director, Deux Project, Dr. Walter
Olatunde, said, ”We are proud to partner
Microsoft on this laudable objective. We will
ensure that both students and staff get access
to the best technology available.”
Development platform manager, Microsoft
Nigeria, Mr. Ken Spann, explained that the
Microsoft IT Academy programme offers an
affordable solution to deliver high quality
affordable ICT education created just for
schools.
Included in the programme are curricular that
can be used in the classroom to supplement
student’s individual learning needs. The
programme would be of strategic importance
in revolutionising learning “in Lagos state
because of its profile”.
According to him, computer systems underpin
daily life at school, in the workplace, and
across the wider community. It would ensure
the teaching staff could effectively use
Microsoft online learning portal and equip the
students with the relevant training to bridge
the IT skills gap.
Highlights of the programme include access to
a wide variety of Microsoft curricula and
certifications, extensive teaching resources,
Microsoft e-Learning courses for educators
and students, and software licenses for
laboratory and classroom use. Others include a
wide range of instruction from computer
basics to high-level programming,
architecture and the use of the Microsoft IT
Academy logo and other marketing resources.

http://www.lagosindicatoronline.com/Deux_Project_Microsoft.html

Politics › Lagos State Invests In Transformer And Power Production by Aderostock(op): 9:00pm On Jun 14, 2013

Noting that the state’s Independent Power Project has remained a flagship of courage and innovation in independent power generation
for the country. He said: “We have continued in this path by initiating some more IPPs in collaboration with the private sector and I am
happy to disclose that as at today, one of the IPP initiatives has already been commissioned while others are at various stages of
development. “The Akute Power project is already up and running with capacity to deliver 12 mega watts (mw) of electricity, which is
being channeled to the state water corporation to facilitate the continuous supply of portable water to the citizenry. Similarly, works are on-
going on the Lagos Island power project, which is targeted to deliver 15mw of electricity in two phases of 7.5mw each to power the
General Hospital, Island Maternity, High Court, Magistrate Courts and about 30 street lighting projects on the Island.”
This feat, according to him, has challenged the state to intervene in the area of power distribution by bringing about the establishment of
the transformer manufacturing company in order to facilitate access to power supply. The transformer company, jointly owned by the
state and Elswedy, is expected to produce about 1,400 transformers per year, at full capacity. Fashola, who noted that about 200
transformers were already allocated to some communities in 2009, however, assured that more would be continually supplied as the
company grows. His words, “The reality is that as we take steps to improve the stock of power generation in the country, the power that is
eventually generated will have to be distributed to houses and consumers through cables and transformers and measured through
electricity meters in order to facilitate fair and proper billing.
“This is the critical role that this company will play through our intervention. It will manufacture and supply transformers locally, which will
significantly bridge the delay and gap that importation of transformers will entail and very soon the company will start the local
manufacture of electricity meters in Lagos to bridge the gap of importation and develop a local capacity.” He therefore appealed to the
Federal Government to review downwards the existing tariffs on imported raw materials for the manufacture of transformers. This, he
said would encourage Elswede and other prospective investors to reach their full potentials and will also stimulate local production and
protect local manufacturers against foreign competition. Fashola said investment such as this would reduce unemployment and save
foreign exchange.
Corroborating Fashola, his Special Adviser on Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Olushola Senapo Oworu, who was the brain behind the
project, said, “we have other things also in the pipeline that will ensure us to have independent power plants in strategic areas of the
state. We are also intend to work with the Federal Government on some of the distribution companies (Discos) that are coming out to be
privatized, we are willing to bids for the two discos in Lagos. “So, that is part of what we are doing in terms of power. Power is still on the
exclusive list, certain reforms have to be put in place before you can actually encourage private investors to come into the private sector,
which is what the president is trying to do in the power reforms mater plan, because distribution and transmission is still under the
Federal Government,” she said.

http://fredstanly.com/DiscosSale.html

Politics › State Finance Commissioners Walkout On Finance Minister At FAAC Meeting by Aderostock(op): 4:14pm On Jun 14, 2013

State commissioners of Finance in Abuja on
Thursday staged a walk out on the Minister of
State for Finance, Yerima Ngama, over
unresolved differences in revenue sharing.
The Chairman of the State
Commissioners of Finance Forum,
Timothy Udah, told journalists that the walkout
at the Federation Account Allocation Committee
(FAAC) meeting was a unanimous decision.
"We are aggrieved over the non- implementation
of decisions and resolutions taken at FAAC
plenary sessions in the past. "The most recent
was the one held in May, 2013, which by all
implication still remained inconclusive.
"As the arrears of February remains unpaid, we
are yet to be briefed and no clue is given. "The
augmentation as at last month passed by the
resolution is not paid and no clue to the payable
period," Mr. Udah said. He said that the
commissioners had taken lots of disappointment
from the administration of FAAC by the finance
ministry.
"The states and the local governments we are
representing have been bearing with the
situations, the contractors have to be paid and
welfare of workers too. "We defer to the
president with every respect that he and the
governors should hear what is happening which
we have been hiding," he said.
Mr. Udah said that the message would also be
taken to the governors and other entities of the
federation to meet with the president to find
the best way to resolve the problem.
Meanwhile, the minister's spokesman,
Mohammed Nakorji, said his boss would not
want to react to the walkout by the
commissioners.

http://m.naij.com/news/37208.html

Politics › Re: Akpabio To Commission 30 New Projects, Flag Off Others by Aderostock(m): 1:21pm On Jun 05, 2013

anonimi: That means he is better than Fashola in stealing the state money.
Fashola is only EXPANDING 13kms of Ikorodu Road for 30b.
And that includes IGR money directly from the wallets, pockets, purses and handbags of residents of Lagos.
Allah, wayo pass wayo!!!

We have told/ written you all to create a thread on Fashola vs Akpabio developmental strides with evidence on all aspect of life, rather you all ignored it, but chose to illicit comparison.

Politics › Re: Akpabio To Commission 30 New Projects, Flag Off Others by Aderostock(m): 1:00pm On Jun 05, 2013

PapaBrowne: Maybe you think Lagos belongs to you because you are a Yoruba man. Sorry for you. Osun man like you go dey claim Lagos.

Let me tell you this: We own lagos. We non-indigenes. We make Lagos tick. Without us, Lagos would be just like Ibadan or Ife or Ogbomosho or Ijebu Ode.

What makes Lagos tick:
The banks: We own them. Diamond, Stanbic IBTC, Zenith, UBA, you name it.
The Airlines: We own them.- Arik and Aero. Edo & Delta. Ibru and Aruremi.
The TV stations: We own them. Channels, AIT, Silverbird...you name it.
The Newspapers: Guardian, Thisday, Vanguard, and the rest of the best.
The Hotels: We own them. Federal Palace, Sheraton, Four Points, the new Marriot, and a whole lot others.
Or is it the ports? Na we dey import everything that passes through.

As if the infrastructure that makes Lagos tick was built by Awo. Gowon built the infrastructure. Even the money that built the infrastructure came from down south. So what the heck is this talk about go back to your village.

Akwa Ibom is making progress and peoiple celebrate but you here throwing jealous rants. Maybe the reason for your fear is that the owners of everything that makes Lagos tick would start considering moving to Akwa Ibom and Lagos would suddenly look like Abeokuta. Nonsense!!

This tells you that there are only two ethnic groups in Nigeria. Yoruba and others ( urhobo, Igbo, itsekiris, Edo, Ibibio, Enang, Efik, Ijaw)

Politics › Ezekwesili To Jonathan: Stop Presiding Over Contract Award Meetings by Aderostock(op): 9:10am On Jun 05, 2013

Former Minister of Education and first Director General of Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, yesterday, advised President Goodluck to stop presiding over meetings that involved award of contracts.

She also urged members of the National Assembly to kick against the proposed amendment to the Public Procurement Act, 2007, to make the President chairman of the National Council on Procurement, NCP.

Ezekwesili, who advised President Goodluck Jonathan to steer clear of the proposed amendment as it was against global best practices in procurement, gave the advice at a two-day interactive session organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on the procurement processes with stakeholders.

She said the world over, Presidents and ministers had no business awarding contracts to its citizens, stressing that there was a plan to amend the Public Procurement Act to make way for the President as chairman of the NCP.

Dr. Ezekwesili advised President Jonathan not to allow himself to be misled.

She said: "I learnt that there is a move for an amendment of the legislation, PP Act, in order to give the chairmanship of the council to the President. Why would anybody do that? He should not allow anybody to do that to him.

"The man who is carrying the elephant cannot be using his feet to look for a cricket. To make the President chairman of the National Council on Procurement is totally not the most effective and most efficient thing to do in the arena of public policy. If you understand what I'm saying, understand it; if you don't understand it, oho."

She argued that it was not late for Nigeria to start moving in the direction of other prosperous nations, noting that President Obama needed not to call cabinet meetings to discuss contracts.

Ezekwesili added: "The prime minister of Singapore does not call cabinet meetings to discuss contracts. "What business does a President or minister has sitting with a contractor in a meeting? That is not what their contemporaries do in other nations.

"Whereas the leaders of other nations spend their times thinking about vision, strategy and policy, the others spend their time haggling over contracts. It is time for FEC to let go of spending its time on mundane things."

http://m.naij.com/news/36231.html

Politics › Re: The Toll Booths At The New Ikoyi Link Bridge.pics by Aderostock(m): 12:28am On Jun 03, 2013

flexshop: So in essence the FG should construct a second Niger bridge and toll it? Maybe also all the federal roads should be tolled? Even the most corrupt government would gladly oblige to that. There is nothing worth celebrating in a tollgate. Its just like any other business venture.

Not just anyhow roads but quality roads and bridges like this one, we will be glad paying tolls. I see this FG not having the ability to build world class roads and bridges

Politics › Ex-militants Storm Port Harcourt To Demand Amaechi's "Resignation" by Aderostock(op): 9:30pm On May 22, 2013

Ex-Niger Delta militants recruited by President Goodluck Jonathan stormed the entrance into the rivers' state government house today to demand the resignation of Governor Rotimi Amaechi from office.

The militants wearing colorful T-shirts, drums and wirlding sticks were largely peaceful even though sources close to the state government said several of them carried concealed weapons as they blocked the entrance into the government house effectively preventing the governor and his aides from leaving the government house.

Mr. Amaechi has been engaged in a bitter standoff with President Jonathan over political differences as the governor opposes Mr. Jonathan's plan to get a second term in office. The protest today is believed to be a prelude to a total breakdown of law and order in the relatively peaceful city that would ultimately lead to the imposition of a state of emergency or outright removal of the governor from office.

http://m.naij.com/news/34963.html

Politics › Ogun Shuts 66 Illegal Hospitals, Burns Fake Drugs by Aderostock(op): 1:05pm On May 16, 2013

Ogun State Government, yesterday, disclosed that it had destroyed fake drugs worth N1.5 million and shut down 66 illegal healthcare centres across the state.

The government also revealed that it would soon conduct a mass burial for unclaimed corpses in various public hospitals, which were deposited following roads accidents in various parts of the state.

State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, stated these while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta during the 2013 ministerial press briefing to mark Governor Ibikunle Amosun's second year in office.

Soyinka lamented that the menace of under-qualified and fake healthcare practitioners and businesses of all types takes a terrible toll on the health of Ogun indigenes, pledging that the government was going to prosecute offenders.

According to the commissioner, plans are on top gear to prevent proliferation of quacks and illegal health centres in the state, through regular inspection of premises and computerisation of medical and health-related business.

He said: "We are in the middle of prosecuting. But, fortunately or unfortunately, they have asked for out-of-court settlement. We are hoping to ensure that we pursue them to a logical conclusion.

"The prosecution is to act as deterrent for others. We are going to prosecute where we feel there is a criminal activity to send a message to others. They are killing people and definitely some people are going to face sanction.

On the planned mass burial for unclaimed corpses, Soyinka said the exercise was long overdue.

He added that though he could not give the exact number of unclaimed corpses in various public hospitals in the state.

Soyinka said: "The answer is, yes, we are going to do mass burial, but we are going to do it properly."

http://m.naij.com/news/34205.html

Politics › Azikiwe, Balewa Make OAU Founders' List by Aderostock(op): 11:38am On May 16, 2013

Two former Nigerian leaders -- former President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and first Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa -- will be recognised among the founding fathers of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) during the AU's 21st summit.

The summit is scheduled to be held from May 19 to May 27. AU Commissioner for Political Affairs and Nigeria's Dr Aisha Abdullahi made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Addis Ababa.

Abdullahi said the two Nigerian former leaders were among the list of 22 personalities that made the AU list from the West African sub-region.

NAN reports that 100 personalities and former African leaders are on the list, with 54 from South Africa -- among them, Dr Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, both former South African Presidents.

West Africa is second with 22 persons, including Kwame Nkurma of Ghana, followed by East Africa with 15 persons and Central Africa, nine names.

Abdullahi also said Nigeria's Prof. Chinua Achebe, Dr Nnamdi Azikwe and Peter Onu, former Acting Secretary General of the OAU, are among 22 personalities to be honoured with Posthumous Pan-African Personality awards during the the OAU/AU 50th anniversary.

She said two former Presidents, Shehu Shagari, Olusegun Obasanjo and two former Heads of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalam Abubakar, have been invited to attend the occasion, while Prof. Adebayo Adedeji and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie an Author, are among the list of special guests.

Meanwhile, 'African Renaissance', the theme of the summit, is expected to be at the centre of deliberations during the 21st Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU, scheduled to take place from May19 to 27 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

According to the programme, the summit will officially begin on May 19, with the 26th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC).

The programme showed that PRC would discuss items on the agenda in preparation for the forthcoming AU Summit, which will be submitted to the Executive Council for adoption.

"The May summit will be special because it will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Union (OAU), now AU.

"The goals of the 50th Anniversary commemorations will include, among others, seeking to promote an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in global arena."

It said the anniversary would facilitate and celebrate African narratives of past, present and future writers.

The agenda document showed that multilateral cooperation, economic and trade matters, sub-committee on contributions, the progress report on the draft Strategic Plan 2014 to 2017 for the AU Commission would also be discussed.

"According to the agenda, the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council will hold from May 22 to 23 at the headquarters of the AU in Addis Ababa," it added.

http://m.naij.com/news/34217.html

Politics › All Governors To Hold ‘share Fair’ For South West by Aderostock(op): 11:02pm On May 15, 2013

The Nigeria Governors' Forum has concluded plans to hold its second Governance Share Fair for South West states.

The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the fair is being organised by the NGF in collaboration with the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and State Partnership for Accountability, Responsiveness and Capability (SPARC).

A source told NAN that the fair, slated to take place in Lagos between May 15 and May 16, is a knowledge sharing and learning event designed to help states benefit from their experiences.

The event, which is packed with presentations, discussions and opportunities to meet and mingle with state counterparts, is also expected to stimulate interest in future collaboration and development of new programmes in states.

Participating states are expected to make presentations on various areas of governance reform and share same through extensive interactions and deliberations.

The governance share fair is expected to be attended by all South West governors with Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola as the host. State Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, Directors and Deputy Directors from participating states will also attend the event.

The NGF Chairman, Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, will declare the event open while each of the participating states will have a stand in the information market place to show case their achievements.

http://m.naij.com/news/34148.html

Politics › Re: We Are Tackling Kidnappings — Gov Fashola by Aderostock(op): 8:41pm On May 15, 2013

I just love this man called Fashola! Hw I wish he's my mentor

Politics › We Are Tackling Kidnappings — Gov Fashola by Aderostock(op): 8:30pm On May 15, 2013

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has said the state government will stop at nothing till kidnapping is reduced to the barest minimum in the state.

He said this at the first session of the 32nd Synod of the Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion) in Lagos on Wednesday.

He said, "As safe as Lagos State is, for the first time in a long time, people are afraid of the rapid increase in kidnapping. It is a new problem and I assure Lagosians that the government is on top of the situation and would deal squarely with it.

"Do not be afraid, rather be vigilant and adaptive to these challenges."

The governor said the government had come up with a new strategy to ensure that security in the state was strengthened.

"There are a lot that we must give up and sign up to before the government can protect us. The Lagos State registration card would soon start to be issued, and Lagosians are expected to register.

"This would enable government to have essential details of any citizen in the state so as to make it easier for a person to be tracked and security ensured," he said.

Fashola urged Nigerians to embrace love and eschew condemnation and hatred.

Diocesan Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria, Dr. Adebola Ademowo, described the words of the governor as "comforting and reassuring".

He said the country needed more leaders like Fashola.

Ademowo said he was impressed that government was focusing on development in power, housing, agriculture and transport sectors to ensure economic growth.

He added, "The people of Lagos State need to be in partnership with the state government to actualise development."

http://m.naij.com/news/33344.html

Politics › Lagos Rejects Hijab In Public Schools by Aderostock(op): 11:03am On May 15, 2013

Lagos State Government says pupils in its public schools are only allowed to wear conventional uniforms to the school.

It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim women, would not be allowed.

The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Ikeja, adding that usage of Hijab and other religious materials in public schools was against government’s policy.

She said, “I summoned a stakeholder’s meeting that was chaired by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Alhaji Oyinlomo Danmole. The Muslim students were represented at the meeting, Lawyers were represented. We discussed the issue at length and we reached certain agreement.

“We agreed that students could only use their Hijab when they want to go for prayers, when they want to read Qur’an, and when they are going for Jumat prayer on Fridays.

“It was agreed that no student should wear Hijab on her uniform. Doing so will cause confusion and break down of the law.

“Whoever wish that his daughter should be wearing Hijab while going to school and within the school should send such child to a private Muslim school,”

The commissioner, who said the government was committed to overhauling the education sector, added that the administration had spent over N7bn in upgrading the Lagos State University.

Oladunjoye added that the government would continue to provide qualitative education “by all means”.

She said various educational development programmes like Eko Project, Support Our Schools Initiative, and specialised development programmes for teachers and administrators in 20 specialised areas, were parts of government programmed to boost education.

She said, “For the teachers and administrators, we are boosting their capacities in areas such as subject mastery, leadership, classroom management, assessment and evaluation, ICT, Basic Accounting and many others.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/lasg-rejects-hijab-in-public-schools/

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Politics › NLC Boss Asks Jonathan To Resign Or Check Utterances Of Govt Officials by Aderostock(op): 8:16am On May 12, 2013

The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Issa Aremu has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to resign if he cannot call to order the Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku and former Niger Delta Militant, Mr Asari Dokubo as he reacted to the inciting statements made by these men.

In Mr. Aremu's words "It was regrettable that people of questionable character were the ones speaking for the president instead of those constitutionally empowered to do so".

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives have accused both the Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta, Mister Kingsley Kuku and former Niger Delta Militant, Mister Asari Dokubo of threatening the peace of the country following their incitiing statements insisting that President Goodluck Jonathan must be allowed to contest the 2015 presidential election for peace to reign in the country.

And considering a motion on the urgent need to check the utterances of some Nigerians which is capable of causing disaffection among the people, the House resolved to direct the Police to investigate the rationale behind the utterances of Mr. Kuku and former Niger Delta Militant, Asari Dokubo.

And in reaction to the proposed investigation by the House, a group from the Niger Delta, the South-South Restoration Forum has vowed to institute a legal action if any of them is arrested claiming that this is not the first time such statements have been made in the country and have gone unquestioned and wondered why this one has attracted the attention of members of House of Representatives, seeking their arrest.

http://m.naij.com/news/33828.html

Politics › Nasarawa Killing: 28 Policemen Found Alive, Death Toll Rises To 43 by Aderostock(op): 11:44pm On May 10, 2013

The police said 93 officers went for the operation. The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Akeremale, has confirmed that 28 policemen have been found alive, following the attack by a militia group on May 7. Mr. Akeremale told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia, on Friday that some of the policemen held hostage by the group during the attack were released on Friday morning. He said that 17 corpses of the slain officers were yet to be recovered, explaining that a total of 93 police men were deployed for the operation out of which 43 were suspected to have been killed. The police and the state government have blamed a group, Ombatse, in Nasarawa for the killings. The sect members ambushed the security operatives. Reliable security sources said that 65 security officials- largely police officers -were killed in the ambush; a figure which if added to the survivors gives the 93 Mr. Akeremale said went for the operation. Many of the victims were later burnt beyond recognition by the attackers. The police commissioner said that a suspected member of the militia had been arrested and was in police custody, adding that investigations on the incident were going on. As at time of filing this report, Mr. Akeremale was making arrangements to visit the Squadron 38 Mopol Base in Akwanga. The commissioner said the visit was to appeal to spouses and children of the slain policemen who had blocked the Akwanga-Lafia highway in protest over the killing.

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Politics › Re: Corrupt Politicians Have Hacked Our Website Many Times — Sahara Reporters by Aderostock(op): 7:56pm On May 08, 2013

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Politics › Corrupt Politicians Have Hacked Our Website Many Times — Sahara Reporters by Aderostock(op): 7:55pm On May 08, 2013

Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, in an online interview with Temitayo Famutimi, speaks on the challenges he faces in far away United States

What was your background like?

I am a Yoruba-speaking Ijaw person from Kiribo town in Ese-Odo Local Government area of Ondo State. We are known and referred to as "Ijaw-Apoi" in the Niger Delta region. I studied Geography and Regional Planning at the University of Lagos and later obtained a Master's degree in Public Administration from Columbia University in New York.

What spurred you into becoming a citizen journalist?

The independent media movement in the US was my early inspiration. I saw ordinary citizens reporting on the protests in Seattle, Washington, where a meeting of the World Trade Organisation was taking place. I knew from that moment that I wanted to become a citizen journalist too.

I started writing articles for some Nigerian websites and later began independent research into offshore corruption by Nigerian officials. I was surprised at how much information was publicly available about these officials, including lists of assets, ownership of properties, their divorce records and even multiple citizenships. However, I had no idea how to publish them.

What challenges did you face while starting Sahara Reporters and how did you overcome them?

There were lots of challenges. I think the most serious one at first was public skepticism and disbelief. We were derided and ridiculed for starting something many claimed we were not qualified to do. And then, I was starting something in a country - the USA - that is merciless with people who experiment with novel ideas or idealistic projects when they should be doing time-tested, practical things to earn enough money to pay their bills. However, I could not have lasted more than a few months if I started this website in Nigeria because it is totally dependent on technology, electricity and a constant Internet supply.

Where do you operate from?

I operate from anywhere there is Internet. Until recently, it was difficult to get connected to the Internet during flights and while riding in underground trains in New York City. I believe all that is changing very fast. Most airliners now have in-flight inter-connectivity within the US. But I do have a physical office in New York City. I started Sahara Reporters with an HP laptop bought on e-Bay. In 1995, it took $20,000 and a huge office space to store 20 gigabyte of data, but now one terabyte can fit into your breast pocket. People are now shooting movies with cell phones. No fancy offices are required! The world of computing has migrated to the clouds.

How long did it take you to start attracting visitors to Sahara Reporters website?

Sahara Reporters started attracting traffic from day one. I believe people were hungry for our type of news and many Nigerians waited patiently for me to start something new. Most of these early supporters have since continued to follow me everywhere. Now, we have an Internet TV station and recently started an Internet Radio station.

Which story brought Sahara Reporters to the limelight?

Every story we did brought us greater and better visibility and a good share of the mass media space and traffic. What people were judging, though, were those stories that were picked up by BBC and CNN. But we've been doing major stories since 2006. We did the consistent and significant reports on former Governor James Ibori's corruption, the health woes of the late President Musa Yar'Adua, the rigging of a series of presidential and other elections, the deep rot in the Nigerian judiciary, the Niger Delta insurgency - among others. We also led in covering the first attack on Boko Haram leaders. We obtained the first video showing that the Nigerian troops had lied when they claimed Boko Haram leader, Muhammed Yusuf, died in a shootout.

How profitable has citizen journalism become for you?

Some people live a profitable life out of it, but it was never my desire or intention. A decent living in my view is any form of living that enables me to be an agent of positive change in any society, but primarily in my original society, Nigeria. I understand that our current cultural conditions have reduced our existence to instantaneous wealth, but I don't subscribe to such mental and physical devaluation of human existence. I have always been content with what makes it possible for me to wake up in the morning and do that which my conscience tells me is right.

Have you ever been threatened as a result of your stories?

We have been threatened several times - including by Boko Haram. We have faced numerous legal threats by entities whose objective was to eviscerate our website. And, yes, we have faced direct governmental threats. There have been numerous attacks on our website, including some directed at the larger edifice of our hosts. These attacks amount to attempts to technologically "murder" our website.

What profession were you into before becoming a citizen journalist? Are you still in that profession?

I never took to any conventional profession in life. I have mostly been an activist, which is a calling (apologies to priests). I had toyed with the idea of becoming a hydrologist, a regional planner and public administrator by taking courses in those conventional areas of life. Never practiced one. However, I have also been a visiting university teacher in New York. Each Fall semester, I teach a class on "Post-colonial African" history at a university in New York City. I have been teaching since the Fall of 2009.

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Politics › Re: Ifeanyi Uba Gaining Massive Support In Anambra State by Aderostock(m): 7:53pm On May 08, 2013

Obiagu1: Then he may be the governor.
Soludo has been silly for not joining APGA to be 100% certain of winning.
Though I will prefer Soludo but sometimes, it's not always the best candidate.
He may still have a chance because PDP is next to our heart but Ngige should relocate to Akure or Sokoto.

He will be welcome in AKure. lobatan!

Politics › Unknown Gunmen Kill PDP Chairman In Akwa Ibom by Aderostock(op): 7:47pm On May 08, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Unidentified Gunmen Kill Eket PDP Chairman
08.05.2013, 19:16 Local

The People's Democratic Party Chairman of Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Chief Eshiet Usung-Inwang, was on Tuesday evening killed by unidentified gunmen in his house, in Ikot Uso Ekong, Eket.

A family source, who spoke in a quivering tone, and on condition of anonymity, to our correspondent on Wednesday in Eket on the incident, said the gun men were previously seen hanging and patrolling the vicinity of the dead man's house with motor bike.

He explained that when the deceased returned home from work at about 6:30 pm, the men suddenly accompanied him into his parlour and shot him in the chest and head.

He said, "The men followed him into his parlour as visitors who were waiting for him on a good mission, only to pour several bullets into his chest and head as soon as he asked them to seat down and present their case.''

A neighbour to the deceased, Mr. Etim Edogho, said when the Eket Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Dike Uchechi, was informed of the development, he sent a police search team to comb the area and its surrounding, as well as mount road blocks in some major streets to apprehend the hoodlums.

Edogho also revealed that the death of Inwang might be connected with disagreements that arose last week after a heated debate over the zoning of the Akwa Ibom State governoship position to Eket Senatorial District.
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Politics › Re: Rochas Welcomes APC Governors In Imo (Pictures) by Aderostock(m): 6:59am On May 08, 2013

Mr. Globe:
Exactly, the clown has done enough damage to his political career. There is absolutely no way Amala People Congress can win governorship election in IMO in 2015. Its impossible. No SE state can trust APC with governorship. Not even Ngige

It pains u very much! U have allowed tribalism to reduce you to this unintellectual level. U will recant this after 2015. Bigotry at his peak

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Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by Aderostock(m): 12:55pm On Apr 27, 2013

anonimi: See real life LOW ASPIRATION.
So you benchmark yourself with the worst examples and not the best
Meanwhile, please share with us pictures of such terrible, regularly & permanently flooded streets "even in developed countries"
We are waiting!!!

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May be you are blind for you not to see the above posts where such things occurred even in UK and USA. Bigot!

Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by Aderostock(m): 9:15pm On Apr 26, 2013

ocelot2006: Mr, you are a BLOODY LIAR!! When was the last you visited Akwa Ibom? Have you seen the Abak-Uyo road? What of Abak-Ikot Ekpene road, or even Etim-Ekpo road that connects to Abia state? Even the road to Eket is currently being dualised even though the current single-lane road's still pretty good with little to no potholes. It's even at Itu that the road's not so good, even though it's currently being repaired. Same with Uyo-Ikot Ekpene road that's also being reconstructed and dualised by Julius Berger. Akwa Ibom has one of the BEST ROAD NETWORK in the Federation. Yet you have the audacity to spew lies on this thread. Do you really think everyone here's a slowpoke?

You are a pathetic liar! You mentioned major roads. That means Akwa Ibom does not have inner roads or streets in about 18 local council areas. Name 10 streets in Akwa ibom with tarred road and street lights and I will equally do the same with Lagos under Fashola. Fashola remains the only visionary leader in the current crop of leaders in Nigeria.

Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by Aderostock(m): 8:51pm On Apr 26, 2013

okpara ugo: nah person wey never go lagos wey go need those pictures. most parts of lagos are slum.

when you want to live in a beautiful city, abuja is the place to be followed by anambra state or Akwa ibom...

When u have finished deceiving yourself wake me up. No state or city in Nigeria is safer and more beautiful than Lagos not even your Abuja.

Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by Aderostock(m): 8:37pm On Apr 26, 2013

Billyonaire: The unfortunate thing is that you do not travel outside Lagos and people who know nothing about other states are of the opinion that Lagos is the best place. Far from it, Lagos is the commercial nerve center, but in terms of infrastructures, amenities and esthetics, Lagos is zero! There is no need for all these arguments until you travel to other states especially the SS/SE/ND and Abuja and see things for yourself. We are just here for the money my brother, nothing more.

Tell this to your mugus not us. I have lived in Abuja and it can never be like Lagos till Jesus will come. Am not exaggerating here but writing the truth. Most of the street lights in abuja are malfunctioning, this cannot be said of Lagos. Only the central district of Abuja can be compared to Ikeja not even Lagos island. No place in Nigeria can be rated along Lagos under Fashola. He remains the only visionary leader from the crop of leaders of today Nigeria. Who can be compared with him?

Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by Aderostock(m): 7:07pm On Apr 26, 2013

Billyonaire: Lagos is actually Over-hyped. We have few good roads compared to other states in Nigeria that I have visited and the traffic situation is unforgivable. Even Osun and Ekiti States have excellent roads on the hinterland. Apart from VI/Lekki/Ikoyi axis of Lagos, the rest of Lagos is just terrible. This is not politics, it is the truth.

I hate when people start spewing lies. U meant apart wof island and environs? Wat abt surulere, yaba, Ikeja, somolu, ojota, gbagada etc or are they also in island? Don't come here to spread lies. Thank u

Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by Aderostock(m): 6:44pm On Apr 26, 2013

ocelot2006: You sure about that? Try Akwa Ibom or Cross-River. Road-wise, Lagos don't even come close to these states, particularly the first.

I think Eko ile has been showing us some roads network in Lagos. Why don't u do the same by showing us roads in Akwa ibom and cross rivers?

Politics › Re: Is Nigeria Really Unsafe? by Aderostock(m): 12:16am On Apr 26, 2013

fckyourman: Tell me where the world is perfect, every country has it own drawbacks in-terms of our african neighbors we are a lot safer. we never had a genocide like Rwanda that killed around 700k people, look at liberia still at war so many african countries at way till today. Look around and compare nigeria is safe in terms to them. BTW dont you know america has the highest number of intimation from police there system is corrupt arrest you innocent and give you ridiculously charges, havent you heard when a police tased a pregant woman to arrest her in america. tell me will any reasonable nigerian do that no. So you stop deceiving your self and live in the reality.

Continue to deceive yourself. Keep on lying as your Őga at the top

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