The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has questioned the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as part of its ongoing investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). Gbajabiamila’s lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, confirmed that the presidential aide honoured the commission’s invitation on Monday and appeared before investigators at the ICPC…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a final forfeiture order for ₦941,994,079.86 linked to an alleged ghost worker fraud uncovered during investigations into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted the order following an ex parte application…
The Supreme Court has reinstated the final forfeiture of seven multi-million naira properties linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, completely overturning an earlier Court of Appeal decision that had halted the seizure. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court, led by…
The controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has intensified as the council’s Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, pledged to submit documents to security agencies to support investigations into the disputed ₦1.3 billion allocation contained in the 2026 budget. The development follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
The Senate has resolved to defer any legislative action on the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) pending the outcome of an investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The decision followed a motion sponsored by Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu (Kano South), who described the inclusion of…
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The wife of former Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that her husband receives his constitutional rights following his detention and the arrest of his personal physician. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Asiya, who was accompanied by El-Rufai’s other wife, Aichatou, recalled the support…
Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), describing the body as a fictitious organisation with no legal or official backing. According to the directive, the ICPC…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of abusing a court-approved medical visit while in its custody, describing the action as a violation of a court order. The anti-corruption agency also confirmed the arrest of El-Rufai’s personal physician, Professor Bello Abubakar, alleging that he…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has recovered more than ₦3 billion in outstanding pension contributions from defaulting employers in Nigeria’s electricity sector as it intensifies enforcement of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014. The recovery was made through a joint enforcement operation with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), with the…
The Senate is set to address a brewing scandal on Tuesday involving a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act to a fraudulent government entity, the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.” The investigation comes as plenary resumes, amid growing public outrage over how an alleged fraudster managed to smuggle the massive budget allocation through…
