The former minister was arraigned on seven counts bordering on fraudulent award of contract and official corruption. Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has raised the alarm that there is a high-level concern for the safety of a former power minister, Dr. Olu Agunloye. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Economic and …
Read More »N37billion Fraud: Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC Seizes Passports Of Betta Edu, Sadiya Farouk To Stop Them From Fleeing
Meanwhile, the ex-minister (Umar-Farouk’s) passport was also seized as part of her bail conditions before she was subsequently released late Monday night. The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized the passports of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, to …
Read More »‘Obaseki A Betrayal’ – Edo Deputy Gov Shaibu Hits Boss For Refusal To Support Guber Bid
L-R: Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, has hit Governor Godwin Obaseki again, calling him a betrayal for not honouring an agreement to be his successor. Speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday, he said Obaseki’s refusal to support his ambition …
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Former Power Minister Olu Agunloye Over $6billion Fraud
Olu Ogunloye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, before Justice J.O Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. Ogunloye was arraigned on Wednesday on seven count charges bordering on fraudulent award of contract …
Read More »OrderPaper Unveils Insightful Policy Review on Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly
OrderPaper, Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisation, and policy think tank that bridges the gap between people and parliament, is thrilled to announce the release of its highly anticipated Quarterly Policy Review (QPR) for Quarter 4, 2023, titled “A Peep into Nigeria’s Tenth National Assembly.” This comprehensive resource delves into …
Read More »TMKG Consulting Joins Forces with P+ Measurement Services under the Leadership of Philip Odiakose.
TMKG Consulting, a pioneering force in Out-of-Home (OOH) media auditing in Nigeria and P+ Measurement Services, the country’s leading independent PR measurement and audit consultancy have completed a buy-in that brings both businesses under one platform known as the Media Monitoring & Audit Group (MMAG), a wholly owned Nigerian holding company. Founded in …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Dominates Retail and SME Banking Segments in KPMG’s 2023 Customer Experience Survey
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, has once again proven its commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences by securing top spots in KPMG’s 2023 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey. In the recently released survey results, Stanbic IBTC emerged as a leader in retail, SME and corporate segments, securing …
Read More »CBN Sacks Titan Trust, Union Bank, Keystone Bank, Polaris Bank Boards As FG Takes Over Management
The Central Bank of Nigeria has dissolved the board and management of Titan Trust Bank and three others, according to Inside Business. This followed a report submitted to President Bola Tinubu by the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities, Jim Obazee. According to Inside …
Read More »EFCC Seeks Help Of Zenith, Providus And Jaiz Banks In Humanitarian Affairs Ministry Probe, Receives Records
The Group Managing Directors (GMDs) of Zenith, Providus and Jaiz banks, on Tuesday, honoured the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to hand over documents relating to accounts operated by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to the anti-graft agency. A source from the Agency confirmed that the …
Read More »Tinubu Sacks Irukera, Okoh As CEOs Of FCCPC, BPE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has dismissed two chief executive officers in his latest round of sacking of government agency heads. The dismissed CEOs are Babatunde Irukera, head of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and Alexander Ayoola Okoh, Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises …
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