The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Friday arraign three ex-appointees of former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh N64 million money laundering charge. The ex-appointees are former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor, Mr Olajimi Lawal, a former Accountant General of Kaduna State, Mr. Umar Waziri and the…
The Nigerian military has expressed concern over the gradual influx of foreign terror fighters into the country from the Sahel region. Addressing a press conference at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday in Abuja, outgoing Director, Defence Media Operations, Major Gen. Edward Buba, the military is profoundly conscious of its role and responsibility in ending…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has filed a five-count charge against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of corruption and money laundering. The case, with charge number FCH/KD/16c/2025, was filed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court, Kaduna by Osuobeni Ekpi Akponimishingha, ICPC’s Assistant…
The Senate, on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of all the nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The Senate presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, confirmed Mark Okoye and Prof. Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the Managing Director and Chief Executive officers…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sanctioned nine Deposit Money Banks with fine a fine N150m each for failing to ensure cash availability via Automated Teller Machines during the festive season. This follows spot checks that revealed non-compliance with the CBN cash distribution guidelines. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja CBN’s Acting Director…
The minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, has said that the N50 billion earmarked for the defence ministry by the federal government in the 2025 budget is inadequate to tackle insecurity in the country. The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja while defending the ministry’s budget before the house of representatives committee on…
