The judge adjourned until June 10 to rule on the application.
The Cross River government and the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Monday disagreed over the alleged existence of 4,000 ghost workers.
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission says public scrutiny remains crucial to strengthening fiscal governance.
The EFCC said the judge reserved ruling on the bail application until June 9.
HEDA’s chair, Olanrewaju Suraju, said the documents confirmed that the oil giant “knowingly misled” host communities and courts.
The indictment also alleged that shortly after Gratto was hired, Mr Gratto agreed to provide substantial cash kickbacks to Mr Mahmoud.
Mr Bakare faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for wire fraud. Sentencing is set for September 3 at 9:30 a.m.
Customs is partnering with the World Bank Group under the Accelerated Revenue Mobilisation Reform Programme to equip its personnel with modern audit techniques.
Matrix will pay $36.5 million to resolve claims in a qui tam action filed in the Southern District of New York. HealthFair will pay $5 million, and Ekbatani will pay $15 million.
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted an activist short seller of securities fraud for a long-running market manipulation scheme that reaped more than $21 million in profits.
