S.J News• [Dec 11, 2012]

S.J News• [Dec 11, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ N15.5bn: N14bn couriered outside Nigeria intercepted @ airports between January & August, 2012; $9m (N1.5bn) recovered by EFCC/Nigerian Customs Service joint force (Special Task Team) between August & October, 2012 -Ibrahim Lamorde (EFCC Chairman) . House of Reps (Public Hearing): Over N500bn needed annually for repair of roads within next 4 years; Average budgetary allocation of N100bn to road projects inadequate -Mike Onolomemen (Minister of Works) . Kidnap: Police unaware of $1bn ransom demanded by abductors of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s (Minister of Finance) mother, Prof Kanene Okonjo (82yrs); Kidnapped from her Ogwashi-Uku residence -Ikechukwu Aduba (Delta CP) . Abuja: President Jonathan reinstates Abuja plots revoked by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA); Plots allocated between May 17 & May 28, 2007 (Nasir el’Rufai administration) revoked following Senate resolution in 2007. Fuel Subsidy: EFCC arraigns Abubakar Ali Peters & Nadabo Energy Ltd before Lagos High Court, Igbosere for fraudulent obtention of N1.464bn from FG; Pleaded not guilty; Substantive case adjourned to January 16, 2013. Yobe: Unknown gunmen attack Potiskum in Yobe State; Mohammed Garba (DPO), 13 others killed; Unity Bank branch, telecommunication masts set ablaze with Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Back-to-School: President Jonathan approves construction of Special Schools for out-of-school children in South-South & South-East geopolitical zones -Nyesom Wike (Minister of State for Education); Inaugurates national implementation committee on integration into Basic Education system.