S.J News• [August 5, 2013]

S.J News• [August 5, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Pension: Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) unveils 7-Point agenda for improvement of pensioners' lives -Abel Afolayan (President of NUP). 2015 Flagbearer: Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Ogun state disowns it's 2011gubernatorial candidate, Wale Okunniyi, over emergence of governorship campaign posters. Lumbering: Over ₦60bn lost in the past 15 years due to illegal felling of trees in Ogun state forest reserves by cocoa farmers; About ₦4bn still being lost monthly -Ayo Olubori (Commissioner for Forestry). Failed Conformity Test: Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) intercepts substandard goods worth ₦1bn over the week -Bede Obayi (Head of Monitoring, SON). US Embassy: US to extend closure of 21 embassies in North Africa & Middle East for up to 1 week due to possible militant threat -State Department in Washington. Iran: Hassan Rouhani (65yrs) took oath of office as Iranian president; Vows to reduce high tension between Iran & outside vis-à-vis nuclear program; Replaces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.