S.J News• [Mar 16, 2012]

S.J News• [Mar 16, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ 2012 Budget: Senate approves N4.8trn for 2012 fiscal year; Oil benchmark raised 4rm $70 to $72 per barrel; Recurrent expenditure of N2.42trn; Capital expenditure of N1.52trn. House Probe: Committee on Capital Market demanded N39m 4rm Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to fund public hearing; Hon Herman Hembe (Chairman) demanded N5m 4rm me -Ms Arunma Oteh (DG, SEC). Anambra South Sen District: INEC fixes re-run election for Tuesday, March 20, 2012. 131 v 125: South Africa apologises for deportation of 125 Nigeria again; Rules out payment of compensation to deportees. Delta: Prof Patrick Muoboghare's (Commissioner for Basic Education) wife abducted on Thursday in Abraka, Delta state. Bayelsa: Timipre Sylva (fmr Gov) left empty treasury; Figure of debt profile to be made public -Gov Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa). Senate: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Minister of Finance) & Olusegun Aganga (Minister of Trade & Investments) summoned over use of export expansion grants in agricultural sector. Ondo: State Govt to commence payment of N22,000 minimum wage 4rm April 1, 2012 -Gov OIusegun Mimiko (Ondo).