Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, 27 June, 2024, advocated for an effective management of the Federation Account for sustainable development of Nigeria. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge at the retreat for members of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) (Post-Mortem) Sub-Committee held in Asaba. He said the theme of the retreat “Efficient Management of Federation Account” is apt and timely as FAAC remains the major source of revenue for the federal, state and local governments to fund developmental projects. Represented by Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, Oborevwori lauded FAAC for its role in carrying out…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Delta State Government, Wednesday, explained that it was intervening on several Federal Government roads across the state to enable Deltans and other Nigerians have unfettered access to convey goods and services. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu disclosed this during inspection of ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of the old Umutu-Abraka-Eku road at Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. Aniagwu who frowned at the state of federal roads in the state, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was determined to complete the road as an alternative to the failed Umutu/Eku Road. Flanked by…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen its fight against corruption through collaboration with the Chinese Police. This strategic partnership which aimed to leverage advanced technologies and expertise to combat various forms of corruption that plague both nations took place at the boardroom of the ICPC when the Representative of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Hou Wen Yu, the Counsellor Police Attache paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the ICPC. In his welcome remarks, the chairman of the ICPC Dr. Adamu Musa Aliyu SAN stated that…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ways to tackle the menace of financial fraud risk in the country. The MoU was signed on Wednesday at the Commission’s Headquarters when some management staff of Standard Chartered Bank ably led by its Executive Director, Compliance and Risk Management, Mr. Siji Adeyinka paid a courtesy call to the ICPC. In his remark, the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, underscored the importance of effective collaboration with financial institutions like Standard Chartered Bank saying the movement of…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN has assured Nigerians that the ICPC and other anti-corruption agencies are diligently working to ensure Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List. Speaking at a recent two-day workshop organized by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism for law enforcement officers, Dr. Aliyu emphasized the significant financial and commercial implications of Nigeria’s inclusion on the FATF Grey List for businesses operating within the country. The ICPC chairman declared emphatically, “The ICPC…
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its sustained war against graft, economic and financial crimes which he said had impacted positively on the image of the country. He gave the commendation in Ilorin on Thursday, June 20, 2024, while on a visit to the Acting Zonal Director, Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Harry Erin, at the Commission’s office. Declaring support for the works of the EFCC, Egbewole expressed his management’s readiness to collaborate with the Commission to exterminate cybercrime on school campuses and among…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged Nigerian secondary school students to be proactive and advocate for good governance to combat corruption in the country. This charge was given by Mr. Demola Bakare, the Acting Director of the Public Enlightenment and Education Department at ICPC, who was the keynote speaker at the Junior Chambers International (JCI) Secondary School Debate held in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr. Bakare emphasized the detrimental effects of corruption on mental health, noting that it leads to frustration, anger, resentment, depression, and low self-esteem, especially among peers due to the lack of…
The General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) Dimeji Lawal and the club’s Technical Adviser, Gbenga Ogunbote, on Tuesday, 25 June, 2024, heaped praises on the team’s players for their performance in the just concluded 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Speaking during a parley with the players at the club’s Jericho office, they both described the inability of the team to make it to the continent as painful. Addressing the players on behalf of the management, Kabongo, as the 3SC GM is fondly called, said it was so sad the efforts to seal a continental ticket did…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) in strategic surveillance and tactical operations has clamped down on illegal bunkers sabotaging the nation’s economy through their alleged involvement in illegal dealings in Petroleum products in Obiapu forest, Ukwa West, Abia State, the spokesman of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi has said. In a statement on Tuesday, Babawale said while responding to the Corps’ Correspondents in an interview the CG SIS Commander, Deputy Commandant Appolos Dandaura had told journalists that the four suspects were notorious Syndicate that specializes in operating and controlling multiple artisanal oil refineries in…