S.J News• [Aug 3, 2012]

S.J News• [Aug 3, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Senate: Implementation level of 2012 budget stands @ 56%; 2013 Appropriation Bill to be presented in September -Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Minister of Finance). O God of Creation: Federal Executive Council adopts 2nd stanza of National Anthem as official prayer @ public functions -Hadiza Mailafia (Minister of Environment). NNPC: Crude oil output increases 4rm 2.4million bpd to 2.7million bpd; Peaks @ all-time high –Engr Andrew Yakubu (GMD, NNPC). Road Traffic: Gov Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) signs Road Traffic Bill into law; Eating & drinking while driving prohibited; Pregnant women & children aged below 12 banned 4rm using Okada. NDLEA: Suspected drug trafficker nabbed @ Muritala Mohammed Int’l Airport, Lagos with 210g of cocaine inserted in anus. Reserved Grains: Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) orders release & sale of buffer stock grains 4rm strategic food reserve; To be sold @ 50% subsidy. Agriculture: FG to increase cocoa production to about 500 metric tonnes by 2015 through growth enhancement support scheme -Ministry of Agriculture & Rural development. Syria: Kofi Annan resigns as UN-League of Arab States Joint Special Envoy; Tenure to end 31, August 2012 - Ban Ki-moon (UN Secretary-General). Olympics: USA breaks record with highest scoring basketball game in history with 156 points; 156-73 win over Nigeria.