Niger Miners’ Deaths: Panel Seeks ₦1.4bn Compensation, Recommends Dismissal of NSCDC Officers An independent investigative committee probing the deaths of miners in Niger State has recommended ₦1.4 billion in compensation for the families of 33 deceased victims and 44 survivors, alongside the dismissal of the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
DSS Operative’s Killing: Court Warns Lawyers Against Delaying IPOB Trial The Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned defence lawyers against conduct capable of delaying the trial of four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) accused of kidnapping and killing a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh. Justice
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property. The anti-graft agency announced this in a wanted notice published on its official X handle on Wednesday and signed by its Head of
Mambilla: Malami Welcomes Nigeria’s Victory, Demands Full Disclosure of Tribunal Findings Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has welcomed Nigeria’s victory in the arbitration dispute with Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, while urging transparency in the interpretation of the tribunal’s findings. An International
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a special team to investigate transactions linked to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project and trace properties suspected to be connected to them. The team, being supervised by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, is also considering inviting several prominent Nigerians mentioned in the International Chamber of Commerce
FG Sets Up Panel to Probe Deaths of 37 Miners in Custody, Suspends 21 NSCDC Officers The Federal Government has constituted a 10-member independent committee to investigate the reported deaths of 37 people held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State over alleged illegal mining activities. The Minister of Interior,
EFCC, ICPC Probe N12bn NFF Intervention Fund Amid Mounting Football Crisis The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have commenced investigations into the utilisation of the N12 billion Federal Government intervention fund released to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to settle outstanding players’ wages,