S.J News• [August 24, 2013]

S.J News• [August 24, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Jigawa: State government distributes 264,900 doses of Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) to 647 health facilities for treatment of malaria. Census: Gov Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) asks PresidentJonathan to sack Chairman of National Population Commission(NPC), Dr Festus Odimegwu, over his criticism of 2006 Census. PDP SW Zonal Congress: High Court, Ado-Ekiti denies granting order restraining PDP from holding its South-West zonal congress earlier slated for 2day in Ibadan, Oyo state. Oil Theft: Kwara state police command arrests 5 members of Nigerian Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara state for allegedly siphoning petroleum products from a leaked NNPC pipeline. SURE-P: Subsidy Re-Investment & Empowerment Programme spends over ₦32bn on railway modernisation project by FG -Chike Okogwu (Convener, Railway Sub-committee, SURE-P). Immigration: Over 22, 000 illegal immigrants repatriated from Nigeria since commencement of exercise few months ago -Abba Moro (Minister of Interior).