S.J News• [Nov 28, 2012]

S.J News• [Nov 28, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ BPE: Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Ms Bolanle Onagoruwa sacked; Mr Benjamin Ezra Dikki (most senior director) to take over as Acting DG. Ogun Cabinet: Gov Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) swears in Mrs Yewande Amusan as Commissioner for Culture & Tourism and Mrs Ronke Shokefun as Commissioner for Agriculture. Penal Codes: FG seeks unification of Southern & Northern criminal codes through Nigerian Law Reform Commission for national unity -Mohammed Adoke (Minister of Justice). Civil Servants: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (CBN Gov) seeks reduction of budgetary allocation to recurrent expenditure; 50% reduction of FG staff strength for sustainable economic growth. House of Reps: $600m World Bank loan needed to fund infrastructure deficit in Lagos state; To be in 3 tranches, 1st received -Gov Babatude Fashola (Lagos). Ministry of Power: ₦17bn non-utilised budgetary allocation to Ministry of Mines & Steel Development to be recovered -Sen Phillip Aduda (Chairman, Senate Committee on Mines & Steel). Poison or Not: Yasser Arafat's (fmr Palestinian leader; aged 75yrs) body exhumed, reburied; Test samples taken for presence of polonium (toxic, radioactive element) found on belongings.