Faisal Maina , son of Abdulrasheed Maina , former Chairman , defunct Pension Reformed Task Team , has fled to the United States of America , the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said . The EFCC ’ s Counsel , Mohammed Abubakar , on Thursday, told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has grilled a former governor of Zamfara State , Abdulaziz Yari over alleged illegal financial dealings. Yari was interrogated by EFCC operatives in Lagos on Wednesday, it was learnt . The Federal High Court , Abuja , had on January 26, 2021, ordered the final forfeiture of funds belonging […]
The inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the federal government, has commenced the process of selling final forfeited assets in 25 locations across the country. Dayo Apata, chairman of the committee, made this known on Tuesday at a press conference. President Muhammadu Buhari had on November 9, inaugurated the committee following a […]
A former governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip , Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from prosecuting him on the same offence of allegedly laundering N 7. 1 billion . According to him , having been tried once by […]
Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gusau, Magaji Garba, a professor. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mr Garba was arrested over N260million contract scam. Mr Garba was said to be held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja as of the time of filling this report on […]
In an institution where some staff still lament underpayment of salaries and payroll omissions, findings indicate that former Rector of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Rev. Fr. (Dr) Wence Madu may still be receiving salaries several months after his retirement. Wence according to available records was born on 28th September 1955 and retired on the […]
Before transmitting the 2021 budget to President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly added several controversial projects, as well as increased and slashed the budget of some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), a PREMIUM TIMES appraisal of the budget has shown. The 2021 budget proposed by President Buhari to the lawmakers was N13.08 trillion. But upon […]
A report by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has detailed how Nigerian political leaders spent millions of pounds for their children’s school fees in UK schools. The report, titled: “West African Elites’ Spending on UK Schools and Universities: A Closer Look,” gave graphic details how Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) send their children to UK Schools […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated, diverted or stolen, […]
NIGERIA, in the Global Corruption Index (CPI) 2020 released on Thursday by Transparency International, fell three places to 149 out of 183 countries. With a score of 66, Seychelles consistently earns top marks in the African region, followed by Botswana (60) and Cabo Verde (58). At the bottom of the index are Sudan (16), Somalia […]
