S.J News• [Sept 18, 2012]

S.J News• [Sept 18, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ GCON, CFR, CON: President Jonathan confers National Honours upon 149 plus 6 more Paralympians; Indicted recipients to be stripped of Awards -President. National Assembly: Legislators to resume 2day after 2 months of annual recess; Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), ₦700bn Pension scam, Implementation of 2012 budget to be tackled. International Court: Prof Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate) urges FG to appeal ceding Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. APGA: High Court, Enugu refuses to vacate order against Victor Umeh (APGA National Chairman); Restrained 4rm convening National, State or Local Govt execo meeting. Rivers: Airforce bridge (link to Trans- Amadi), Port Harcout collapses; Built by Peter Odili (fmr Rivers Gov), commissioned twice by OBJ (fmr President) in 2006; 20-year life span 4rm year of commission predicted. DESOPADEC: Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta) dissolves Board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission due to poor performance -Ovuozourie Macaulay (Secretary to State Govt). Kwara Govt: ₦70 bn joint venture rice cultivation & processing project with Vasolar S.L 2006, Spain to begin December,2012; Initial life span of 4 years. SURE–P MCH: FG, under Subsidy Re-investment Empowerment Project of Maternal & Child Health releases ₦3bn out of ₦15bn thus far for training health workers. Kano: Joint Security Task Force kills suspected top member of Boko Haram sect, arrests 2others during operation in Kano, Lt Ikedichi Iweha (JTF spokesman). Automated Teller Machines: CBN to introduce coin-dispensing ATMs -Chidi Umeano (Head of Shared Services, CBN).