Pressure mounts on Panama Govt to publish report of reforms on Panama Papers, Nigerian banks may be named
Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, has called on the government of Panama to set a date for the release of its official inquiry into financial reforms related to the…
Justice Ademola withdraws from Dasuki’s case, Cites Corrupt Allegation, Disobedience to Court Orders
A Federal High Court Judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola has formally disengaged from presiding over the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki on illegal possession of arms and…
Kachikwu hopeful Nigeria may get $15 billion upfront payment for oil from India
NIGERIA’s economy may get an immediate boost of a hefty $15bn if the push by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu for the Indian government to…
Buhari has turned Nigeria to animal kingdom – Femi Okurounmu
Senator Femi Okurounmu who was Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference in 2014, Senator Femi Okurounmu, has condemned the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as…
How Akpobolokemi, nine others stole N1.5 billion at NIMASA – EFCC witness
An EFCC witness, Mr. Kanu Idagu, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos how some committees were set up at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…
Two judges quizzed for allegedly receiving bribe
Two Federal High Court judges, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, were Monday at the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, interrogated for their alleged…
Shell may face more law suits over 1995 execution of Ogoni sons
The expression of intent by a widow of a Nigerian activist to sue Royal Dutch Shell in the Dutch courts alleging that the oil company was complicit in the execution…
Obanikoro arrives Nigeria, submits self to EFCC
Former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has expectedly reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) upon arrival from the United States Monday morning. He arrived at the EFCC…
IITA, others win 2016 Global Food Security award
The Board of Trustees meeting of the Al-Sumait Prize for African Development has honored ground-breaking research on tackling childhood malaria and addressing undernourishment through Africa, which both impact the lives…
2.6GHz Spectrum: Stakeholders suggest lower pricing, sharing for effective deployment
Stakeholders and industry watchers in the telecoms industry have called for an effective spectrum management through spectrum pricing, training and sharing as well as active infrastructure sharing among telcos for…