Federal Government’s cash-transfer programme has come under fresh scrutiny after the Auditor-General for the Federation raised concerns over the inability of auditors to verify that ₦33.751 billion transferred to more than 3.29 million households in 2023 reached genuine beneficiaries. The finding is contained in the Auditor-General’s 2024 Annual Report...
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) and the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) to urgently account for over ₦78.8 billion in public funds reportedly diverted,...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the decline of several once-thriving national institutions, saying Nigeria must learn from its past if it hopes to build a stronger future. Obi made the remarks in a post shared on his X account on Thursday after attending the...
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has criticised Nigeria’s political and economic system, arguing that the country has created an environment where questionable wealth is celebrated while integrity and productive enterprise are often overlooked. Speaking during an interview on News Central’s 60 Minutes with Mr. Kay, the former minister...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the composition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 campaign council, describing it as a platform that accommodates individuals with unresolved corruption allegations rather than a conventional political campaign team. In a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has pledged its solidarity with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the fight against corruption, with the body declaring that Nigerian workers stand firmly behind the Commission’s mandate. The pledge was made on Thursday when a delegation of the NLC, led by its...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed grave concern over the freezing of the Osun State Government’s statutory allocation account days before the governorship election by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The ADC Presidential Candidate said...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that policy reforms are the most result-oriented approach to fighting corruption, economic and financial crimes. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 when the managing director of the Consumer Credit Corporation, Creditcorps,...
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, has dismissed the campaign for his removal over an alleged N44 million financial misconduct as a political move linked to the 2027 elections. He claimed that some lawmakers were working to stop him from returning as Speaker...
Commander of the 3 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Kano, Brigadier General S.A Jimoh, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for its steadfast commitment to fighting corruption, describing the agency as the nation’s indispensable watchdog. Jimoh made the remarks on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 while paying...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) over its “failure to explain and account for ₦211 trillion in oil money recorded in its 2023 audited financial statements as ‘Sundry Receivables’ and ‘Accrued Expenses.’” NNPCL reportedly recorded over ₦211 trillion...
Most Nigerians have the assumption that their country has never been great. They do not know that in the past, Nigeria stood as a symbol of promise and possibility among the comity of nations. Globally, Nigeria commanded respect among nations, not only for its vast natural resources but also...
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character has strongly condemned what it described as “the continued disregard for the constitutional authority of the National Assembly” by the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji. The Committee also ordered the immediate suspension of recruitment by...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to make public the full, unedited video recording of the interrogation of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the ongoing investigation into the controversial...
ADC demands probe of NNPC’s ₦7.13tn energy security spending, seeks full disclosure from Tinubu Govt
ADC demands probe of NNPC’s ₦7.13tn energy security spending, seeks full disclosure from Tinubu Govt
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and the National Assembly to disclose the full details of the company’s energy security spending, following the release of its audited 2024 financial statements. The opposition party said the figures...
The Civil Society Alliance Against Corruption and Abuse of Office (CSAACAO), alongside 20 other civil society organisations, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove Surveyor Akande Moruf Adetunji from public office over allegations of misconduct, abuse of office and other actions it described as unbecoming of a...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has admitted former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, to bail in the sum of ₦100 million following his arraignment on alleged corruption charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Peter Kekemeke, who...
Police have arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), in Osun State following a court-issued bench warrant. Confirming the development, Force Public Relations Officer, Okokon Iniedu, said, “We have just confirmed the arrest of Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi by...
Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), following his absence from court for his arraignment. The arrest order was granted after...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar says silence, indifference and passage of time cannot kill the unfolding corruption allegations against Tinubu’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. Reacting to the latest report by the Gazette newspaper, accusing the Chief of Staff...