S.J News• [June 30, 2011]

S.J News• [June 30, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Ministerial Nominees: 7 nominees confirmed by Senate as ministers after 7 hours of screening; Screening of 27 others to continue 2day; Appointment of 20 Special Advisers by president approved. Abuja Security: Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) imposes curfew; Parks & gardens to close 6pm; Cinemas, beer parlours, pool centres & night clubs to close 10pm. AU Summit: President Jonathan arrives Malabo, Equatorial Guinea for 3-day summit of African Union (AU); 25th NEPAD Heads of State & Government Orientation Committee meeting to hold @ AU Conference Centre in Sipopo, Malabo. Building Collapse: 2-storey building under construction collapses @ Maraba, Karu, Nasarawa state; 4 persons dead & 11 others injured. UN Report: 500 million illegal weapons globally circulated, 30 million of these present in Africa -Janthomas Hiemstra (United Nations Interim Resident Representative in Nigeria). Boko Haram: Lt General Onyeabo Ihejirika (Chief of Army Staff) vows to tackle menace of Boko Haram. Kogi Gubernatorial: Election to hold between February & March 2012 -Muhammed Abubakar (Kogi REC). Electricity Workers: House of Reps to parley with National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) members so as to avert industrial action. Fake Drugs: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) officials intercept fake drugs worth N20m in Onitsha, Anambra state -Benson Kine (NAFDAC Deputy Zonal Director). Ajimobi v Akala: Oyo state Govt sets up 8-man committee for scrutiny of awarded contracts by Adebayo Alao-Akala (fmr Oyo Gov).