A High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has granted bail to the former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang and another accused person. The former governor, Jang, is standing trial for misappropriation of state funds during his tenure in office. The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, had in 2016 established and constituted […]
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Nigeria, represented by Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will henceforth lead Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa, comprising 19 countries. The appointment was announced at the 8th Regional Conference of the body which ended in Abuja on Friday. The group said in a communique that the […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Erastus Akingbola, to return to the Federal High Court, Lagos, to answer his alleged N5 billion fraud charge. Mr Akingbola is a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc. Justice Tanko Muhammad, leading a five-man panel, affirmed the Feb. 20, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeal […]
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Governors on Wednesday night expressed displeasure over the handling of affairs at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), alleging fraudulent practices. The governors also directed the NNPC to stop payment of any form of royalty to the Federation Account and ordered that every payment should be paid to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), as […]
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Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has said Commonwealth assisted Nigeria in recovering of about three billion dollars within one year. Scotland said this on Tuesday in Abuja when she visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. She did not give specifics on when the money was recovered, from whom and how. The Secretary General said the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja vowed never to allow history to repeat itself like during his term as military Head of State when corruption to fought and defeated as well as incarcerated him. The President stated this when he inaugurated the head office building of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at […]
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Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 8th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Abuja, on Monday, Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, says the fight against corruption will not be won until some Nigerian leaders pass through the doors of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The professor said the country had […]
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The Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Charles Uwakwe, has been suspended over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office. Also suspended are two deputy directors in charge of finance and procurement, respectively, in the council. Rumour had made the rounds that the three top officials of the council had been sacked, but a […]
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The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday visited the new headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and said the fight against corruption must continue. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, Mr Saraki said he was particularly impressed by the quality of work done […]
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recommended five officials for dismissal over offences bordering on extortion and harassment. While 10 others were reprimanded, 14 were recommended for demotion and 15 others issued letters of warning. LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olawale Musa, in a statement on Thursday, added that three officials were exonerated after […]
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