S.J News• [Oct 4, 2012]

S.J News• [Oct 4, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ 2013 Budget: October 4th date shifted; President Jonathan to now present 2013 budget proposal to joint session of National Assembly on October 11, 2012. Crude Oil: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (CBN Gov) faults House of Reps' upward review of benchmark 4rm $75 to $82 in 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) & Fiscal Strategy Paper. INEC: INEC so broke; Can't pay staff salaries 4rm October; Only ₦10bn out of ₦35bn earmarked in 2012 budget was released in March -Prof Attahiru Jega (INEC Chairman). Peacekeeping Mission: 4 Nigerian peacekeepers killed & 8 wounded last night in an ambush in Darfur, Sudan -UNAMID. CBN: Foreign reserves rise 4rm $41.186bn to $41.33bn (0.3% increase) as @ end of September; $177m sold @ Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS). Seme Border: Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) nabs couple @ Gbaji-Yeke checkpoint for importing 30kg of Cannabis (Indian hemp), worth ₦3.2m, 4rm Benin. Fuel Subsidy Verification: 4 members of Presidential Committee arraigned before Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for alleged reception of ₦1.5m bribe 4rm Integrated Oil & Gas (owned by fmr Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Ihenacho). Number Plates: Vehicles with other states' number plates to be changed to Lagos' for commercial transportation in Lagos state; Residents in Lagos to change private vehicles' plates to Lagos' -Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO). Black Flood: More flooding resulting 4rm release of water 4rm dams in Cameroon & Guinea imminent -Ishaya Chinoko (NEMA Zonal Coordinator, Abuja). FIFA Ranking: Nigeria drops 5 places to 63rd in world ranking; Drops 3 places to rank 13th in Africa.