•Fake degrees The federal government has invited memoranda from the public as it begins the probe of private universities established in the last 15 years. The federal government initiated the probe following an investigative report by Daily Nigerian journalist, Umar Audu, uncovering certificate racketeering in neighbouring Benin Republic and ...
•Alia and Ortom The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has begun the probe of former governor Samuel Ortom over government assets under his care from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023. As part of the probe, the governor has constituted two commissions of inquiries on income and expenditure, including contract awards, bailout funds […]...
•Forex The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is investigating at least $347bn allocated to companies in Nigeria between January 2014 and June 2023, according to findings by our correspondents. This came as fresh findings show that the anti-graft agency has extended its forex allocation probe to include some foreign firms operating in Ni...
•The culprit The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has condemned a female officer caught in a viral video demanding a bribe from a passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The unidentified officer was seen in the less than two-minute clip requesting a sum of N5,000 while clutching the trolley containing the passenger’s lug...