S.J News• [Feb 7, 2013]

S.J News• [Feb 7, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ NCS: ₦779bn, ₦850bn earned by Nigeria Customs Service in 2011 & 2012 respectively; Targets ₦1tn for 2013 -Wale Adeniyi (PRO, NCS). Sokoto Budget: Gov Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sokoto) signs ₦116bn appropriation bill into law. Naija Bond: International Finance Corporation (IFC) issues ₦12bn Nigeria local currency bond with yield of 10.2%; To be matured in February 2018; Total subscription for 5-year IFC paper around ₦20bn -(VP & Treasurer, IFC). 2013 Budget: Delta State House of Assembly passes ₦472bn budget for 2013 fiscal year; ₦314.4bn capital & ₦157.6bn recurrent expenditure; ₦398.31bn proposed by Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta). NNPC Aircraft: 5NNOC (operated by Aero contractors) overshoots runway on landing @ Osubi airport, Warri, Delta state -Tumini Green (Ag Group GM, Public Affairs, NNPC). En route SA: NDLEA nabs 45-year-old South African based Nigerian with 6.1kg of cocaine (₦50m street worth) @ MMIA, Lagos. Vendetta: Gov Abdulfattah Ahmed (Kwara) inaugurates 10-man Commission of Enquiry into Offa & Erin Ile crisis; report to be submitted in 6 weeks. Joint Forces: Opposition parties' alliance ahead of 2015 election, a sign of weakness -PDP; APGA dissociates self from merger. Senate's Pension Probe: Abdulrasheed Maina (Pensions Reform Task Force) drags Senate & Police before Federal High Court, Abuja; Seeks ₦1.5bn in damages. Super Eagles v Mere Eagles: Super Eagles of Nigeria progress to finals of Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) for 1st time since 2000; Annihilated Eagles of Mali Mali 4-1.