EFCC arraigns UNIBEN staff over alleged ₦3.2m salary fraud, prosecutes others in separate financial crime cases

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a staff member of the University of Benin, Segun Bode Adedeji, over an alleged salary fraud involving ₦3.2 million, alongside other suspects facing separate charges of money laundering and obtaining by false pretence. According to the anti-graft agency, Adedeji was brought before Justice E.G. Adekanmbi of the Edo…

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198 Bag First Class as UNIBEN Prepares to Graduate 14,083 Students

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) will graduate a total of 14,083 students, including 198 first-class graduates, at its 51st and 55th Convocation and Founders’ Day ceremonies scheduled for this week. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Edoba Omoregie, announced this on Monday during a pre-convocation press briefing held at the Senate Chamber of the institution in Benin…

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UNIBEN bans use of facilities for political, union activities

The University of Benin has prohibited the use of its facilities on the Ugbowo and Ekewan campuses for political or union-related events. In a statement released on Thursday by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, the university management emphasized that facilities should not be approved for any activities that fall outside the institution’s…

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