Recruitment scams had further burdened the government’s wage bill, rising from N1.832 trillion in 2015 to N3.494 trillion in 2022.
Ms Yemi-Esan added that over 1,000 persons were said to have been discovered in one ministry, while 500 others were found in other ministries
“I wonder how a political appointee will shun his people at the grassroots by being incommunicado while bandits have informants all around and are having the upper hand against us.”
German police have shut down Hydra, the world’s largest illegal dark web marketplace, and seized 543 bitcoins worth about €23 million.
“This vessel was not in our jetty and under our management…the crew onboard does not report to NIMASA but Global West management, its owners.”
It was not immediately clear when he would be granted bail or the level of information officials had been able to squeeze from him as of Saturday night.
The governor said he welcomed the strictest scrutiny from any Nigerian or group interested in the affairs of Sokoto state.
The theft came as bandits overtook the critical northwestern state, displacing thousands of residents.
The judge said that the EFCC had failed to prove the three ingredients of Section I of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act which it relied upon.
The Ekiti State University student faces a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and stealing.
