S.J News• [May 22, 2013]

S.J News• [May 22, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Interest Rate: CBN's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retains Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) @ 12 % with a corridor of +/-200 basis points; Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) @ 12%; Liquidity Ratio (LR) @ 30%. Northeast: National Assembly approves State of Emergency declared by President Jonathan in Adamawa, Borno & Yobe states. Plagiarism: Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) dismisses female associate professor & assistant lecturer for alleged plagiarism; 2 Lecturers demoted from Lecturer 1 to 2. Arik Air: 2 Arik crew members arrested in Heathrow Airport, London, UK over alleged drug trafficking; Investigtion ongoing -NDLEA. Libel: Mohammed Bello Adoke (Attorney General/Minister of Justice) sues Dino Melye (fmr House of Reps member) for libel @ High Court, FCT; Demands ₦10.2bn & ₦200m for cost of litigation. NGF: Nigeria Governors Forum to elect new Chairman on Friday; Gov Rotimi Amaechi (Incumbent; Rivers), Gov Ibrahim Shema (Katsina) or Gov Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) to weigh heaviest on beam balance. French Open: Andy Murray (world #2) withdraws from Tennis tournament due to back injury. Gaming: Microsoft unveils voice & gesture-controlled Xbox One; To be sold later in 2013; Can be used for Games, Live TV (channel selection by voice), Movies, Music.