Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, formally presented his Adviser on Scientific Matters, Dr. Adekemi Sekoni, to members of the State Executive Council.

BARRING any unforeseen circumstances, the implementation of a 20-year Draft Development Roadmap for the South-East and South-South, otherwise known as ‘DASESS 2035’, will commence on January 1 next year, President, South East/South-South Professionals of Nigeria, SESSPN, Mr. Emeka Ugwu-Oju, has said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said yesterday in Katsina that it had concluded arrangements to remove polling units from private establishments and residential buildings in Katsina State.

Cross River State Professionals in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have endorsed the governorship ambition of the former Commissioner of Works in the state, Mr. Ochiglegor Idagbo, declaring that he was well experienced to continue with the development programmes of Governor Liyel Imoke in 2015.

NIGERIAN Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE, has identified localisation of design, reduction in dependence on govern-ment fund, developing technologies that rely on locally-sourced materials and the extension of local content policy to construction as solutions to building collapse and sustainable infrastructure development.