The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed receipt of a petition filed by Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, and has pledged to investigate the allegations. Dangote submitted the petition on Tuesday, December…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of two National Assembly officials, Mustapha Mohammed and Tijjani Goni, for their involvement in a ₦4.8 million employment scam. According to the commission, Justice B.M. Bassi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, found the duo guilty of defrauding two…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the EFCC and ICPC to launch a probe into allegations that federal lawmakers in the National Assembly pay up to ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and petitions. This follows a claim by House of Representatives member Ibrahim Auro, who alleged that members pay between ₦1…
The former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have opted to explore an out-of-court resolution in the ₦5.2 billion fraud case. Counsel to Ojerinde, Eteya Ogana, informed Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of the…
