The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday night informed that it had commenced investigation into a six-week degree awarded by a university in Cotonou, Benin Republic, to a Nigerian undercover Reporter. The Cotonou university, Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Technologies (ESGT), according to an investigative report conducted and […]
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, has denied knowing James Okwete, a contractor. Punch reported that Okwete was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly laundering N37 billion. The arrest was believed to be in connection with an ongoing probe of the ministry. Okwete’s arrest coincided with the reported probe […]
…. denies knowledge of presidential directive to withdraw $6.23m Former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said the Naira redesign programme was approved by former President Mohammadu Buhari. Emefiele stated this in response to the publication of the report of the Private Investigator into the affairs of the CBN, Mr. Jim […]
The report of Jim Obaze, the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to investigate the activities of Godwin Emefiele as the governor of the apex bank has continued to generate reactions among Nigerians. The report said the Emefiele used proxies to acquire some new generation bank when held away as the governor of […]
The sacked governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele allegedly used proxies and purchased Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN), a report by Jim Obazee, the special investigator appointed by President Bola has shown. The late Alhaji Ismaila Isa Funtua, an ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was also fingered alongside Emefiele […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated the Committee on Public Accounts to investigate revenue leakages through the Remita platform and non-compliance by revenue-generating agencies of the government on standard operating procedures and other allied service level agreements signed among deposit money banks, office of the AGF, Systemspec, Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), and […]
As part of efforts to aide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope economic recovery and growth plan, the House of Representatives at the plenary Wednesday received the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) 2021 Oil and Gas Report. The report presentation which is in line with section 4(3) of the NEITI Act, was laid […]
.……Says He Must Account For His Wasted 8 Years in office The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has been told to beam its fresh searchlight on the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s eight years reign. Executive Director, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation and Chairman, Campaign for Democracy, South […]
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to mandate its Committee on Downstream Petroleum to investigate all contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of all the state-owned refineries between 2010 and 2023. The lawmakers also plan to ascertain progress on the ongoing works in all refineries in order to forestall waste and corruption and interrogate the Federal […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it is poised to commence the phase six of the constituency and executive projects tracking which started since 2019 in twenty three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). ICPC Spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua who disclosed that the projects are valued at N500billion listed […]
