S.J News• [April 12, 2013]

S.J News• [April 12, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ NAF: Nigerian Air Force acquires Boeing 737-500 aircraft for troops -Air Marshal Alex Badeh (Chief of Air Staff). CBN: Consumer Protection Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria recovers ₦6bn banks' overcharges; Sum returned to customers -Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (CBN Governor). Joint Forces: All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) sets up 23-member National Convention committee for merger plans -Dr Ogbonnaya Onu (National Chairmaan, ANPP). Health: Federal Government expends ₦480bn annually on management & treatment of malaria in Nigeria -President Jonathan. en route South Africa: NDLEA nabs man @ MMIA, Lagos in attempt to smuggle 40.255kg of methamphetamine hidden inside melon. Ogun: State House of Assembly approves Gov Ibikunle Amosun's request to obtain ₦15bn internal loan & ₦1.6bn counterpart funding loan from 2 banks. 2013 Elections: Yobe state government approves ₦192.5m for State Independent Electoral Commission for production of ballot papers, others. ₦47.1bn Theft: Lagos High Court, Ikeja denies Erastus Akingbola's (fmr Intercontinent bank MD) request to travel abroad for medical treatment. Telecoms: Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to begin April 22; Mobile subscribes to switch networks & still retain mobile telephone numbers.