S.J News• [Aug 21, 2012]

S.J News• [Aug 21, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ NBA: Nigerian Bar Association, Kaduna sacks Joseph Daudu (outgoing President) as honorary Bar Leader over alleged non-payment of N10m dues; Replaced with Yunus Ustaz (SAN). Petroleum Subsidy: Nigeria Union of Petroleum & Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) appeals to FG for payment of 2012 arrears for national peace & industrial harmony. National Honours: ex-convicts to be stripped of National Honours; Erstwhile bank CEOs to face the music. Flooding: Federal Ministry of Environment predicts torrential rainfall in 23 states between now & August 27. Nigerian Stock Exchange: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) appoints United Bank of Africa (UBA) & Stanbic IBTC as securities lending agents for equities & bond transactions. Food: Dr Akinwumi Adesina (Minister of Agriculture), gives 5-point commitment for improvement of nutrition & minimisation of hunger 4rm now till 2015. Edo Jail Break: Inmates @ Oko Minimum Prison, Benin escaped through burrow in prison wall, not via bomb blast -Olayinka Balogun (Edo CP). Ethiopia: Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi (aged 57), dies in hospital after weeks of illness; Hailemariam Desalegn (Deputy Prime Minister) takes charge.