An Appeal Court in Kebbi has sentenced the state’s Accountant-General, Mohammed Dakingari to 70 years in prison. Dakingari was found guilty of N1.6bn fraud. A Kebbi State High Court had earlier discharged & acquitted Dakingari, but Court of Appeal on Friday overruled it & upheld the appeal of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court had... Read More

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October 12, 2017

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EFCC releases Ekiti commissioner, Accountant-General

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the Ekiti state Finance commissioner, Toyin Ojo and Accountant-General, Omobola Owolabi. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed this on Wednesday. Background: The EFCC had arrested the officials over alleged misappropriation of the Paris Club refund. The agency said they were arrested following their refusal to honour the commission’s invitation. The officials... Read More

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September 28, 2017

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EFCC arrests Ekiti finance commissioner, accountant general

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Toyin Ojo, Ekiti state commissioner for finance, and the accountant general of the state. Operatives of the anti-graft agency picked them up in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Thursday. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the agency, said the government officials were arrested following their refusal to honour... Read More

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September 8, 2017

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‘Accountant-General asks minister to refund N12m spent on ghost projects’

A report from the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has revealed that payments upto N11,700, 000 were made by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, for ‘familiarisation visits’ to unnamed skill acquisition centres in selected states in 2015 by the minister and staff members, Premium Times reports. According to the... Read More

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May 26, 2016

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NNPC returns N6 billion | FG suffers $45.90 million revenue loss

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reportedly refunded the sum of #6.330 billion to the federal government, even as the federal goverment suffered a revenue loss of $45.90 million. This was contained in a statement signed by Kene Offie, Head of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The... Read More

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January 23, 2015

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Lanre Olagunju: With Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos will be fine

by Lanre Olagunju My fear with Jimi Agbaje is that in every sense of it, he doesn’t come close to Ambode’s wealth of relevant experience. Say I’m biased, but truthfully I have researched and concluded that Agbaje’s private sector experience isn’t any stellar. The phenomenal transformation Lagos has encountered in recent years is basically due... Read More

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