S.J News• [Feb 6, 2013]

S.J News• [Feb 6, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ SURE-P: About ₦70bn spent by Subsidy Re-Investment Programme on job creation -Dr Christopher Kolade (Chairman, SURE-P). In & Out: Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) uncovers about 1,487 illegal routes & 84 regular borders to Nigeria -Abba Moro (Minister of Interior). Entrepreneurial Skill: FCT names ₦650m Youth Support Centre, Abuja after Patience Jonathan; Inaugurated on Tuesday. 2013 Budget: Gov Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo; LP) signs 2013 appropriation bill of ₦152bn into law; ₦78.91bn capital & ₦73.59bn recurrent expenditure. Money Laundering ($50,000): Federal High Court, Kano grants bail in the sum of ₦8m & 2 sureties in like sum to Gov Sule Lamido's (Jigawa) son, Aminu (34yrs); Trial adjourned to March 18, 2013. Text: Telecoms operators comply with NCC's new price cap of ₦4 per SMS for all domestic off-net (across networks) SMS from February 5, 2013. Vals in Dock: High Court, Abuja adjourns trial of Vincent Ogbulafor (fmr PDP Chairman) to February 14; Arraigned by ICPC over ₦2.2bn fraud during tenure as head of National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC). Ministerial Portfolio: President Jonathan approves deployment; Prof Chinedu Osita Nebo to head Ministry of Power; Kabiru Tanimu Turaki to head Special Duties. SWF: FG to up Sovereign Wealth Fund from $1bn to $5bn by 2016 -Yerima Ngama (Minister of State for Finance). AFCON: Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to dole out $20,000 to each Super Eagles' player if Mali is beaten in Semi finals of 2013 Africa Nations Cup.