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The Osun State Government has denied allegations that ₦11 billion was looted from its coffers, describing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s reported claims as “a failed attempt to cover up illegal action through unfounded allegations.” In a statement issued on Thursday on X by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the…
Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has stressed his administration’s determination to resist any forms of “provocations.” In a series of tweets on his X handle on Thursday, Adeleke noted that proper management of state resources and improving people’s lives were hallmarks of his administration. Adeleke also thanked the party’s loyalists…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly frozen an Osun State Government account domiciled with the First Bank, just 10 days before the state’s governorship election. According to documents, the account, said to be used for the payment of workers’ salaries, was placed on a “Post No Debit” restriction by the anti-graft agency….
The Federal Government on Wednesday launched a new institutional framework aimed at strengthening collaboration between the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), describing it as a major step towards addressing human rights violations, improving police accountability and rebuilding public confidence in law enforcement. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has expressed concern over the continued discharge of crude oil and associated pollutants from a damaged oil well in Uzere Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, more than five weeks after the incident occurred. The environmental organisation, in a field assessment report released on Monday,…
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has directed vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts across Nigeria to dismiss any student found culpable, after due investigation, of involvement in kidnapping or other related crimes. A statement signed by the minister’s Special Adviser, Media and Communications, Ikharo Attah, said Alausa also ordered the heads of tertiary institutions to strengthen…
The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday released the final list of successful candidates for its 2024/2025 recruitment, with only 3,852 applicants securing places out of 573,680 people who applied for the available positions. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who announced the release of the list during a press briefing in Abuja, said the recruitment…
The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, as part of efforts to strengthen responsible data governance and build public trust in government. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data…
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced a major shift in its recruitment policy, declaring that future recruitment exercises will be conducted annually instead of at irregular intervals. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a press briefing on the release of the final list of successful candidates for the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise at…
A senior legal practitioner and human rights advocate, Hamza Dantani, has called for a sweeping reform of Nigeria’s security architecture, urging the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies to institutionalise compensation for innocent Nigerians wrongfully arrested, unlawfully detained or injured during security operations….
