S.J News• [July 2, 2012]

S.J News• [July 2, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Agricultural Transformation Agenda: World Bank to inject $500m ($300m to boost value chain; $200m for budget support) into agriculture sector -Dr Akinwumi Adesina (Minister of Agriculture). 3rd Mainland Bridge: Proposed repair work on 11.8km bridge, scheduled for July 1 to November 6, suspended indefinitely. Kwara: PDP wins rerun election in Balogun-Alanamu & Oloje wards (Ilorin North-West state constituency); PDP polled 25,708 votes, ACN (15,759), ACPN (3,698), CPC (730), APGA (227). APC: President Jonathan to inaugurate Nigerian Army's 1st locally-made Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) 2day. Pension Fund: Senate to summon Abdulrasheed Maina (Chairman, Pension Taskforce Team) again over mismanagement of N273.9bn -Sen Aloysius Etok (Chairman, Senate committee). Imo: Gov Rochas Okorocha (Imo) declares war on kidnappers & armed robbers in Imo state; “it is now fire for fire” -Gov Rochas. NYSC: Call-up letters for NYSC (Batch B, 2012) issued; Corps members posted to Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Yobe states. UNICEF-EU: United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) & European Union (EU) earmark €31m for water & sanitation projects in 6 Nigerian states.