S.J News• [May 17, 2013]

S.J News• [May 17, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ SCF: Shell declares force majeure on gas supply to Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) due to leak along Eastern Gas Gathering System (EGGS-1). PTDF: Executive Secretary of Petroleum Technology Development Trust Fund now Dr Oluwole Oluleye. Debt Profile: Nigeria's debt profile stood at ₦8.7 tn as @ December 2011; Inflation rose to 9.1% in April -National Economic Council (NEC). Owanbe: Lagos residents spend over ₦1bn on parties & entertainment monthly -Ademorin Kuye (Commissioner for Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs). NSC: Gbenga Elegbeyele appointed as Director-General of National Sports Commission. ₦60bn Agric Loans: Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to release ₦15bn credit facility to Nigerian farmers for expansion of operations; ₦45bn disbursed thus far within the last decade -Dr Mohammed Santuraki (MD/CEO, BoA). Kidnap: 84-year-old mother of Remi Olatubora (fmr Commissioner for Education, Ondo) released on Thursday; Kidnapped @ her Ondo residence. BPE: President Jonathan approves appointment of Benjamin Ezra Dikki as new Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises. Vice Chancellor: Gov Umaru Al-Makura (Nasarawa) suspends Prof Shamsudeen Amali (VC, Keffi State University); Prof Aminu Mukailu as interim VC; Management on 6-month compulsory leave. Presidential Election: Federal Govt disburses ₦5.747bn to Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Zamfara due to 2011 post-election violence. Curtain Closed; Boots Hung: David Beckham (38yrs; 115 caps for England) to retire from football @ end of season; Signed 5-month deal with Paris St-Germain (PSG) in January.