FG uncovers 24,000 ghost pensioners, pays N5 billion to retirees

The Pension Transitional Directorate (PTAD) on Tuesday said federal government spent over N5 billion on payment of monthly pension to about 300,000 retirees of 270 parastatals and government privatised agencies. The directorate also dropped 24,000 ghost pensioners from the pension pay roll at the end of its verification exercise conducted in 2017. PTAD’s Executive Secretary, […]

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Court grant EFCC’s request to freeze Bauchi government account

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s prayer to freeze the First City Monument Bank (FCMB)’s Operational Account number: 0998552074 of the Bauchi State government. The EFCC, through his Counsel, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, in an Exparte Order with file number: FHC/ABJ/CS/858/2019, sought the […]

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ICPC Recovers N117m worth of Constituency Project from another Senator

In its continuing effort at ensuring the satisfactory execution and completion of all Constituency Projects across the country through the Constituency Projects Tracking Group (CPTG) initiative, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has again recovered items worth N117,123,375.44 million from the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State. The […]

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DID YOU KNOW? N2trn wasted on constituency projects since 2000 – ICPC

The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said the nation had spent about N2 trillion on constituency projects without commensurate development at the grassroots. The Commission’s spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday quoted the chairman as saying it at the induction of newly-qualified […]

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Gov. Makinde submits bill establishing anti-corruption agency in Oyo, set to waive his immunity

In fulfilment of his campaign promise, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday forwarded the Oyo State Anti-Corruption bill, 2019 to the state House of Assembly for legislative action. According to a statement by his chief press secretary, Taiwo Adisa, the governor presented a copy of the draft bill to his Special Adviser, Legislative Matters, […]

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Court orders permanent forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s N9.2 Billion and $8.4 Million

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sums of N9.2bn and $8.4m recovered from wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun ordered that the funds should be forfeited to the Federal Government. The judgment followed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which […]

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