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Calls for Action to Beef Up Nigeria’s Anti-corruption Efforts
Despite early optimism in Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, analysts and citizens are losing faith in the potential for progress, with Human Rights Watch (HRW) saying immediate action is necessary to maintain public confidence that fighting corruption...
Former Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole And His Deputy, Usman Nafada Granted Bail
Justice Suleiman Belgore of the Abuja High Court, granted bail Thursday to the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his deputy, Usman Nafada.
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Revives Task Force on Bank Crimes
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has revived its task force on financial crimes in a bid to strengthen the prosecution of bank fraud cases as fraudulent activities have been frustrating the progress of many of the 25 commercial banks in...
Anti Graft Agency Arrests Sacked Nigeria Football Federation Officials
Trouble is not over for the sacked officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following the poor performance of the Super Eagles at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa as they have been arrested by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and...
Anti-graft Agency in Nigeria Creates Platform to Track Crime
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has created a Transaction Clearing Platform (TCP) for foreign investors to tackle the increasing menace of fraud in Nigeria and to make tourism fraud-free. The Chairperson...
Nigerian Government Proposes Life Penalties for Perpetrators of Food Adulteration
Worried by the increasing rate of food adulteration, the Nigerian Government is contemplating imposing life imprisonment on anybody found guilty of the offense, Mr Michael Aondoakaa, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), said. Aondoakaa,...
