S.J News• [Feb 18, 2011]

S.J News• [Feb 18, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ House of Reps to Probe Judiciary Over Alleged Corruption: Decision taken by Reps on Thursday during plenary session. NLC & Union Bank Brouhaha: FG, labour & Union Bank parley deadlocked in meeting set up by Minister of Labour (Chief Emeka Wogu) over crisis between Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) & Union Bank of Nigeria management; Picketing to continue 2day. Aprill Polls: INEC needs 360,000 personnel for April 2011 polls; Each electoral officer to be paid N10,000 per election. No PDP Gov Candidate in Lagos: Delegate to Jan 10 PDP Congress in Lagos challenges emergence of Dr Ade Dosunmu as Gov candidate; Lagos PDP has no Gov candidate for April election, pending determination of suit -Federal High Court, Lagos. FG's N60bn Indebtedness: Minister of Works (Sen Sanusi Daggash) admits owing contractors, during Senate Committee on Works' overview of 2010 budget & defence of estimate. Kogi PDP Gov Primary: Federal High Court, Abuja upheld PDP's Gov primary election emerging Alhaji Jubrin Isah Echocho. Gov Daniel Goes Hard on OBJ: 3rd term virus responsible for stunted growth in S/West -Gov Gbenga Daniel (Ogun). Sen Gbemi Saraki Raises Alarm: ACPN Kwara Gov candidate (Sen Gbemi Saraki) raises alarm over plot to circulate fake nude posters of her 2day. FOI Bill: House of Reps await reports of committee on Freedom of Information (FOI) bill; Anti-terrorism bill currently before the House, to be handled next week. Education Trust Fund (ETF): FG approves N15.3bn for procurement & installation of science laboratory equipment for 51 polytechnics & monotechnics. 2011 Budget: Chairman, House committee on FCT (Atai Aidoko Ali) pronounces 2011 budget as Dead on Arrival (DOA) & capable of stalling project completion , as Ministry of Finance & Budget Office kept slashing budgets received 4rm Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA); FCT budget slashed 4rm N81bn to N44bn.