EiE Nigeria Weekly Update for Monday, October 8, 2012

Money 'saved' on Fuel Subsidy Removal as of October 7th:
     N337.82 billion (approx $2.111 billion)

See Details Here (PDF)

WHAT'S NEW?
• Words on Marble
• Appointment of New Service Chiefs for the Armed Forces
• Fuel Subsidy Scam Prosecution
• Increase in number of committees
• Insecurity… #Jungle Justice
• Boko Haram Insurgency
• #OndoDecides2012 - Revoda Training   

Words on Marble

“This is a country that distributes ecological funds like cornflakes every year, yet the environmental problems that these huge budgets are meant to address continue to hamper human and economic activities. One of the biggest scandals rocking Nigeria, aside fuel subsidy, is ecological funds. It would be interesting to know how many states can convincingly account for the billions of naira collected over the years in the name of 'ecological funds'.”

- Simon Kolawole

Appointment of New Service Chiefs for the Armed Forces

Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, the incumbent Chief of Army Staff, retained his position.

Fuel Subsidy Scam Prosecution

Justice Habeeb Abiru of the Ikeja High Court on Friday remanded ten individuals allegedly involved in the misappropriation of oil subsidy funds obtained from the Federal Government. Report is available here.

Increase in number of committees

Committee On Security Funding, chaired by the Vice President, Achitect Namadi Sambo

Insecurity… #Jungle Justice

• No fewer than 40 students of the Adamawa State University, the Federal Polytechnic and the School of Health Technology, all in Mubi, Adamawa State were killed in a midnight attack by gunmen in Mubi on Monday, October 1st.
• Four students of the University of Port Harcourt were on Friday lynched in Aluu Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for allegedly stealing phones and laptops in an off campus hostel.The students, who were identified as Lloyd, Tekena, Ugonna and Chidiaka, were beaten and later set ablaze by the mob suspected to be members of the community.

May the souls of these students rest in peace. EiE is working with individuals and other organisations to ensure that these students do not die in vain. If you have any information that might be useful, please send an email to info@eienigeria.org.

Boko Haram Insurgency

• A statement by the JTF’s spokesman, Lt. Eli Lazarushas stated that JTF killed 30 Boko Haram members, including the terrorists’ field commander, Bakaka,on Sundayin Damaturu, Yobe State.
• The Niger State Police Command on Saturday discovered a bomb manufacturing factory believed to belong to the Boko Haram sect in Maitunmbi area of Minna, Niger State.

#OndoDecides2012 - Revoda Training

For details on the election, visit http://eienigeria.org/ondodecides2012

Have a great week!
The EiE Nigeria Team

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