Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Anti-Corruption

February 12, 2026

U.S. Congress accuses Chinese miners in Nigeria of funding terrorists

The U.S. Congress has accused Chinese miners in Nigeria of financing Boko Haram and other terrorists in Nigeria.

Some Chinese arrested in Nigeria for illegal mining
February 10, 2026

Transparency key to sustainable economic growth: ICPC

Mr Aliyu said transparency was no longer a fashionable governance concept but a core determinant of development outcomes worldwide.

Musa Aliyu
February 10, 2026

Banks hoarded redesigned naira, EFCC witness tells court in ex-CBN governor Emefiele’s trial

The witness , an investigator with EFCC however, said he could not recall the total number of banks where officials hoarded currencies.

CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele
February 10, 2026

Nigeria drops two places in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, ranking 142

Nigeria dropped two points to 142 out of 182 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025.

President Bola Tinubu and Ola Olukoyede
February 10, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: UniAbuja VC, other officials in trouble for diverting multibillion-naira NELFUND grant for poor students

UniAbuja’s VC, Hakeem Fawehinmi, its students’ affairs dean and other senior officials are in trouble for diverting a multibillion-naira NELFUND grant for poor students.

Hakeem Fawehinmi and Akintunde Sawyerr
February 10, 2026

U.S. official faces 100 years’ imprisonment for helping Nigeria-based fraudsters launder millions of dollars

Prosecutors alleged the offences occurred between July 2023 and December 2025 when Mr Marcus served as a money mule for online scammers operating out of Nigeria.

Unidentified scammer behind a computer+U.S. Department of Defence
February 10, 2026

How foreign affairs minister’s name was used to defraud Senator Shehu Buba, witness tells court

AGF Lateef Fagbemi had, in December 2025, taken over the prosecution of the matter from the inspector general of police.

Maitama Tuggar
February 9, 2026

Alleged Fraud: How millions from LGAs, companies were moved to ex-Taraba gov’s aide, witness tells court

Led in evidence by Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), prosecution counsel, the witness said that following the credit entries, he made cash withdrawals.

Darius Dickson Ishaku