The Lagos Sate government, yesterday, signed an agreement with consortium of capital market operators to raise N80 billion bond aimed at financing infrastructure renewal in the state.

FOLLOWING protests embarked upon by the displaced people of Bakassi on Wednesday and Thursday, the Joint Technical Team, comprising the United Nations, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials, have announced the suspension of the demarcation of the maritime boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon.

Former Minister of Information, Dr. Walter Ofonagoro, has said that the successive growth of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, was a result of the fundamental issues that had not been addressed since the 60’s.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, said, yesterday, that the apex bank recovered N6 billion from banks as excess charges deducted from customers within the last one year.

The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has disclosed that the report on the one-day Presidential Retreat held inAbuja in October is ready and his ministry has already commenced implementation of the recommendations made by the working group.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said he will pick players for the AFCON based on their commitment before their form at their various clubs.

RESTRUCTURING governance: In view of the pluralistic nature of the country especially its multi-ethnic and multicultural aspects, the founding fathers ofNigeria endorsed a federal constitution.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday, gave the Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Dalhatu Adamu, till today, to vacate the office.

Chairmanof Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodimma, yesterday, said the members of the senate committee on aviation are yet to see the technical drawings and cost analysis of the remodelled General Aviation Terminal, GAT, building to enable the committee assess the quality of job done and to know if the job was properly valued.

Two oil marketers, Samuel Bamidele Aro and Abiodun Bankole yesterday asked an Ikeja High court to wash its hands off the alleged N1.3 billion oil subsidy fraud charge levelled against them on the ground that the court lacks power to entertain the case.

THE Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ondo State over the October 20 governorship election yesterday held its inaugural sitting with a stern warning to all political parties in the dispute not to try to influence any of the three members of the tribunal.

Motorists along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, particularly between Mile2 and Apapa Port, have been having difficulties getting to their destinations as a result of terrible traffic, no thanks to indiscriminate parking by fuel tanker drivers on the road.

The Ogun State government yesterday disclosed that it had put an embargo on the construction of filling stations across the state in order to reduce the effects of the proliferation of petrol stations and as well avoid what it described as preventable accidents which had led to the loss of lives in the state.

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has said 1,157 duplicated vehicle chassis numbers, 33, 000 duplicated number plates and 3,585 duplicated vehicle engine numbers are in circulation in the country.

The Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM, said it has concluded its international training programme aimed at improving the managerial competence of top executives of both private and public organisations.