Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has stated that violators of the provisions of the Procurement Act risk five to 10 years imprisonment. Magu, who lamented the widespread procurement fraud in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, further disclosed that civil servants found guilty under the Act might also face dismissal…
The Director General of National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, Adolphus Joe Ekpe, has again reiterated his firm commitment to collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in tackling lottery scam and economic crimes in the country. He said the synergy became imperative as both agencies are strategic to the success of the anti…
The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that it is totally untrue that a National Grazing Bill is before it as being speculated on social media. The upper chamber of the National Assembly made this clarification on Tuesday after plenary. Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement he issued in…
The Senate says contrary to what many think, the proposed amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act cannot affect the ongoing trial of the its President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement by Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday had discussions with his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Aso Rock in Abuja. Also at the meeting with Buhari and Osinbajo was the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udo Udoma. The talks were not unconnected with the controversial 2016 budget, which has set the executive…
According to Vanguard, there are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is set to merge with the Labour Party, LP, to tackle the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which has governed the state since 1999. It was gathered that talks are ongoing between leaderships of the two parties in the state to come together…
Two judges have been sacked by the National Judicial Council, NJC, for misconduct and falsification of age. The NJC said the affected judges are Justice O. Gbaja-Biamila of the Lagos State High Court and Justice Idris M. J. Evuti of the Niger State High Court. According to the council headed by the Chief Justice…
The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates in five of the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been declared winners of the Saturday April 9, 2016, Chairmanship elections. The Commission further said the APGA candidate in Gwagwalada Area Council was declared winner in…
Aproko247 has reliably learnt that the management of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze and the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, are exploring the possibilities of partnership to boost the security and bring peace to the campus. The Corps, led by the State Commandant, Abdullahi Salau, was…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was kept waiting on Tuesday afternoon at the resumption of his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Aproko247 gathered that Chairman of the CCT, Justice Danladi Umar, resumed late today, after he gave Saraki’s team two hours, from 10am to 12noon, to verify documents with banks. However, when…