MORE than eight former governors who were once arrested and were being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before their cases came to a gradual halt, SaharaReporters can report. The EFCC caused a stir on Tuesday when…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns the attempt by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to deny the printing of N60 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at its behest. The PDP asserts that the admission by CBN Governor,…
THE Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit has detained the Chairman of HEDA Resource Center, Olanrewaju Suraju, for alleged sharing the media report on $1 billion Malabu oil deal involving a former Attorney-General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Mohammed…
THE National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied distributing bags of rice in some states in the northern part of the country. This was contained in a statement sent to SaharaReporters by his…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zone today April 15, 2021 restituted the sum of N67,523,000 (Sixty-seven Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand Naira) to one Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Onah , a trader based in Onitsha, Anambra…
OPERATIVES of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 27 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects are: David Promise, Cyril Okodogbe, Taiwo Femi, Jasa Oghenerwede Frank, Adesokan Ibrahim, Femi Emmanuel Phillip, Jimoh Olayinka Alimi,…
NIGERIA central bank boss Godwin Emefiele has justified why the bank is printing more money to finance the federal government budget. “If the government cannot finance all its obligations,” the central bank should offer support as a lender of last…
THE raging war of words between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the federal government of Nigeria over the Governor’s claims that the government had printed N60 billion to sure up the balance for the month of March allocation…
THE Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has said the board lost over N10 million to fraudsters in 2020. He said the suspected scammers gained access to the board’s payment portal for ad hoc…
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, have called for increased synergy between the agencies and the EFCC in combating corruption. The ICPC resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in charge of Makurdi,…
