Author: Khadijah Olowode

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen its fight against corruption through collaboration with the Chinese Police. This strategic partnership which aimed to leverage advanced technologies and expertise to combat various forms of corruption that plague both nations took place at the boardroom of the ICPC when the Representative of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Hou Wen Yu, the Counsellor Police Attache paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the ICPC. In his welcome remarks, the chairman of the ICPC Dr. Adamu Musa Aliyu SAN stated that…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ways to tackle the menace of financial fraud risk in the country. The MoU was signed on Wednesday at the Commission’s Headquarters when some management staff of Standard Chartered Bank ably led by its Executive Director, Compliance and Risk Management, Mr. Siji Adeyinka paid a courtesy call to the ICPC. In his remark, the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, underscored the importance of effective collaboration with financial institutions like Standard Chartered Bank saying the movement of…

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN has assured Nigerians that the ICPC and other anti-corruption agencies are diligently working to ensure Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List. Speaking at a recent two-day workshop organized by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism for law enforcement officers, Dr. Aliyu emphasized the significant financial and commercial implications of Nigeria’s inclusion on the FATF Grey List for businesses operating within the country. The ICPC chairman declared emphatically, “The ICPC…

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its sustained war against graft, economic and financial crimes which he said had impacted positively on the image of the country. He gave the commendation in Ilorin on Thursday, June 20, 2024, while on a visit to the Acting Zonal Director, Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Harry Erin, at the Commission’s office. Declaring support for the works of the EFCC, Egbewole expressed his management’s readiness to collaborate with the Commission to exterminate cybercrime on school campuses and among…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged Nigerian secondary school students to be proactive and advocate for good governance to combat corruption in the country. This charge was given by Mr. Demola Bakare, the Acting Director of the Public Enlightenment and Education Department at ICPC, who was the keynote speaker at the Junior Chambers International (JCI) Secondary School Debate held in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr. Bakare emphasized the detrimental effects of corruption on mental health, noting that it leads to frustration, anger, resentment, depression, and low self-esteem, especially among peers due to the lack of…

The General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) Dimeji Lawal and the club’s Technical Adviser, Gbenga Ogunbote, on Tuesday, 25 June, 2024, heaped praises on the team’s players for their performance in the just concluded 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Speaking during a parley with the players at the club’s Jericho office, they both described the inability of the team to make it to the continent as painful. Addressing the players on behalf of the management, Kabongo, as the 3SC GM is fondly called, said it was so sad the efforts to seal a continental ticket did…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) in strategic surveillance and tactical operations has clamped down on illegal bunkers sabotaging the nation’s economy through their alleged involvement in illegal dealings in Petroleum products in Obiapu forest, Ukwa West, Abia State, the spokesman of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi has said. In a statement on Tuesday, Babawale said while responding to the Corps’ Correspondents in an interview the CG SIS Commander, Deputy Commandant Appolos Dandaura had told journalists that the four suspects were notorious Syndicate that specializes in operating and controlling multiple artisanal oil refineries in…

Women CEOs and relevant stakeholders have met in Lagos to form a coalition to address the gender disparity in access to economic opportunities in Nigeria and to advance women’s economic empowerment. The coalition, according to a statement by United Nations Women on Tuesday, has one goal, make life better for women and girls by pushing for improved implementation of economic policies that will enhance women’s access to public and private procurement as well as income generating opportunities. Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of female entrepreneurs in the world, yet women-owned businesses do not secure procurement contracts, suggesting systematic…

The Federal Ministry of Environment has revealed its intention to create a sustainable future for environmental sanitation practices in Nigeria by breathing life into the evaluation of students’ knowledge on environmental sanitation and hygiene. The Ministry while stating that the evaluation would help the Nigerian students in strengthening their knowledge of the importance of personal hygiene, a clean environment and a lifestyle that protects climate as well as enhancing their critical thinking skills on environmental sanitation issues, said the essence of environmental sanitation is to develop and maintain a clean, safe, healthy and pleasant environment in all human settlements, and…

. Jorg Potreck has been appointed as the new General Manager of Transcorp Hilton Abuja. He replaces the outgone, Mr. Burlent Tarlan, after successfully completing his tenure. He brings on board an impressive hospitality background spanning over four decades, 20 of those as General Manager in various locations including Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, South Africa, and Egypt. He returns to Hilton following his recent General Manager role at the Johari Rotana in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Potreck started his career as a Management Trainee in Germany in 1982 and progressed through the ranks before his first General Manager position at…

Eighteen lecturers from Nigerian higher institutions of learning have gone through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)’s Research for Impact Initiative (R4I) have received a grant of $250,000 from the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) to develop four prototype projects into commercially v18 Nigerian Lecturers Get $250,000 Grants to Develop Prototypes into Commercially Viable products. The 18 lecturers, who were distributed into four groups were assisted at Innov8, an innovation hub in Abuja to come out with four prototypes; Development of Technology to Mitigate the Effect of Drought in Desert Areas of Northern Nigeria, Development of Automated Garri Frying Technology…

A major feat in live coverage of matches of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) was accomplished on the final matchday of the 2023/24:season by Propel Sports Africa which streamed nine of the ten games in its NPFL_Live app. It is an achievement that got stakeholders applauding the NPFL Streaming Broadcast partners as such number of matches have never been achieved on any platform in the history of the league. Basil Kabbani, the Chairman of Propel Sports explained that the company chose the final day to push for total coverage to ensure that millions of soccer loving Nigerians are able…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, celebrated his 59th birthday on Tuesday, 25 June, 2024 with children living with disabilities at Lagos House, Ikeja. The birthday event organised by the Lagos State Executive Council was attended by about 250 special needs students and their teachers, who sang various Thanksgiving songs and displayed their talents to celebrate Governor Sanwo-Olu. The Governor, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, cut his birthday cake surrounded by the children with special needs from different schools in Lagos State. He pledged to continue to prioritise…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20 billion suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday, 25 June, 2024, at the Nyayan Division of the FCT High Court, threw out the suit for lack of merit and substance. Ejumejowo who claimed to be a human rights activist had slammed the N20 billion suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2866/2021 against NISA Garki Hospital, NISA Premier Hospital and the FCT Minister as…

President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria remains committed to a balanced approach to energy transition and still requires substantial investments in the oil and gas sector to meet the energy demands and economic needs of its population. Speaking at a meeting on Monday, 24 June, 2024, in Abuja with the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Bill Winters, the President called for a just energy transition that supports vulnerable communities across the nation. Highlighting the importance of balancing the mutually beneficial shift to green industrial growth and energy with the immediate energy needs of Nigerians, the President…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo presided by Justice Christopher Oba has struck out the certificate forgery case against the Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Benson Konbowei. Konbowei was arraigned before the court on March 26 on three counts. In the charge marked: CR/028/2023, the Inspector General of Police accused Konbowei of fraudulently forging a document titled ‘Certificate of Exemption’ with number 000256454 and dated July 4, 2008, among others. The senator pleaded not guilty to the charges. At the resumed proceedings on Monday, 24 June, 2024, the prosecuting counsel, Reuben Egwuaba, applied to withdraw the case.…

A former member of the National Working Committee (NWC), of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), George Moghalu, has denied social media rumours that he has defected to the opposition Labour Party (LP). Recall that the social media was awash last week that he had left the APC for the LP. But speaking with newsmen in Abuja, the Anambra-born politician debunked the rumours, stressing that he does not switch parties frequently. Moghalu explained that his focus remains on his law degree from a private university in Abuja and his pursuit of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday, 24 June, 2024 arraigned Director of Finance and Account of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Abubakar Sambo, for alleged fraud of N1.84 billion. Sambo was arraigned before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court, Abuja on three-count charge for allegedly diverting the funds to personal accounts. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, after which ICPC’s counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, prayed the court for a trial date. But Sambo’s lawyer, Isiaka Dikko, SAN, informed the court of the defendant’s bail application which had already been filed. Since…