S.J News• [March 12, 2013]

S.J News• [March 12, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ IGR: House of Reps' Committee on Finance summons Andrew Yakubu (GMD, NNPC), CEOs of 16 NNPC subsidiaries over alleged non-remittance of ₦142.7bn to Federation account. China/Nigeria: China to donate ₦600m for provision of wheel chairs & walking support; To assist over 16.7 million Nigerians -Shamsudeen Usman (Minister of National Planning). Pakistan En route Addis Ababa & Dubai: NDLEA arrests 53-year-old grandmother with 1kg of cocaine during screening @ Nnamdi Azikiwe Int'l Airport, Abuja; Drugs found in hair. Edo Cabinet: Gov Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) assigns portfolios to 18 newly sworn-in Commissioners; 6 retain portfolios. Christian Pilgrimage: FG to begin direct flights from Nigeria to Israel before next pilgrimage scheduled for October, 2013; 9-hour in-flight travelling time to be reduced to about 6 hours. Delta Gov: Festus Keyamo (Human Rights Activist) declares governorship ambition in Delta state; Rules out possibility of joining PDP. NCAA: FG orders removal of DG of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Dr Harold Demuren, over unsatisfactory response to stakeholders in aviation sector. Lagos: State Govt re-opens Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market; 2-week closure due to filth @ market; Street trading banned. Amnesty: Erstwhile militants in Niger Delta not registered in FG's extended amnesty programme give 7-day ultimatum for absorption into programme. Aviation: Chinese firm to begin construction of Abuja, Kano, Lagos & Port Harcourt airport terminals in June, 2013 -George Uriesi (MD, FAAN).