America is a hotbed of tax evasion, fraud and hypocrisy – Investigation
The United States champions itself as a nation policing the rest of the world, preventing money laundering, tax evasion and foreign corrupt practices. Yet there is hypocrisy afoot, reports Martin…
Accused pleads guilty as Diezani, INEC staff arraigned for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, and three others for money laundering. Allison-Madueke, who was described in the…
Non-payment of electricity bill costs Africa $2bn yearly
Electricity theft is more significant in Africa than in most other regions, where nearly US$2 billion is lost to non-payment of electricity bills across Africa annually and this account for…
We have done well in security and anticorruption, says Buhari at launch of ERGP
President Buhari’s Address and launch of Nigeria’s Economic Recovery & Growth Plan (ERGP, 2017 – 2020) PROTOCOLS I am very pleased to launch our “Economic Recovery and Growth Plan” (ERGP:…
Court frees Justice Ademola, others, says EFCC failed to prove case
Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday dismissed the 18-count corruption charges preferred against Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife, Olabowale and Mr Joe Agi (SAN). They…
‘Why e-commerce remains largely traditional in Nigeria’
Despite the growing appeal of e-commerce, available data shows that the shopping behaviour of majority of Nigerians is still largely traditional – with many preferring to see, touch or experience…
Another Nigerian teenager admitted by eight US Ivy League schools
Ifeoma White-Thorpe, a New Jersey high school student, born by Nigerian parents, has done a clean sweep of her college applications, racking up acceptances from all eight Ivy League schools…
Poor budget documentation may rob Transportation Ministry of more funds as Chenese EXIM Bank cuts funding for rail project
Four committees namely, Committees on Aviation; Land Transport; Maritime Safety and Administration; Ports, Harbours and Waterways, of the House of Representatives on Tuesday threatened to block fresh funding for the…
Why Buhari is launching the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan – Presidency
The formal launch Wednesday of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari will herald a new push for economic recovery and the building of a…
Politicians panic as UK set to name Nigerian property owners in Britain
The British Government will release information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year. Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, told News Agency of…