S.J News• [June 7, 2013]

S.J News• [June 7, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Tax: Federal Inland Revenue Service's tax collection hit ₦1.5tn @ end of April, 2013; FG's target of ₦5.7tn to be exceeded by end of 2013 -FIRS. Electricity: No fewer than 120 million Nigerians currently without electricity supply; Power outage due to systems collapse -Prof Chinedu Nebo (Minister of Power). NGF Crisis: Nigeria Bar Association calls for dissolution of Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) -Okey Wali ((NBA President). Niger Delta: 338km East-West highway dual carriageway to be completed by December, 2014; Costs ₦347bn -Godsday Orubebe (Minister of Niger Delta Affairs). SURE-P: President Jonathan appoints Martin Luther Agwai (fmr Chief of Defence Staff) as new Deputy Chairman of Subsidy Reinvestment & Empowerment Programme following demise of Maj-Gen Mamman Kontagora. US: President Barack Obama names Susan Rice (US ambassador to the United Nations) as his new White House National Security Adviser; To replace Tom Donilon in July.