The presiding judge, Agatha Okeke, committed Mr Bassey to a federal correctional facility in Ikot Ekpene, where he will serve his term. He did not immediately file an appeal.
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Joint Venture (JV) on Wednesday quizzed the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd over alleged tax evasion.
Mr Maina is charged alongside his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd, on 12 counts of money laundering.
The Nigerian vice-president launched an anti-graft campaign in the nation’s capital on Tuesday.
“They (Mr Sambi and his group) gave thugs the right to sell Comorian nationality as if they were selling peanuts.”Â
The Juventus board resigned amid ongoing police investigations of their financial books.
The organisation wants the public to report ‘wonder banks’ via the NDIC website.
Several petitions on financial impropriety, dereliction of duty, absenteeism and abuse of office were written against those suspended.
At least 513 persons were linked to multiple fraudulent payments.
“I led a four-member committee to the National Assembly. We were first attended to by the House of Representatives, where we successfully presented our case.”
