The Senate through its Public Committee chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide had accused the agency of not remitting fully the interest accrued from N34 billion in fixed deposit account.
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The organization said the allegations are documented in the 2018 and 2019 annual audited reports by the Auditor-General of the Federation.
Alhaji Mustafa Abubakar, Resident Anti-corruption Commissioner In Katsina State, made the call on Tuesday in Katsina.
The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said the call was necessary for the world rise up against illegality and financial crimes, including money laundering and hidden ill-gotten wealth.
This follows an alleged violation of the provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 by the beneficiaries
The notable alumni were presented with Awards of Excellence during the formal launching of Great Ife Advancement Foundation held at the Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
The group said the allegation in a section of the media was the machination and handiwork of scammers in the NBBF.
The Chairman of ICPC, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 3rd National Summit on Dimishining Corruption in the Public Service.
Engineer Nanjwan was sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal.
Its Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in Kano and Jigawa states, Barrister Ibrahim Garba-Kagara, told newsmen in Kano on Wednesday that some of the projects were either poorly-executed or were not executed at all.
The joint operation that led to the arrests by the operatives of the ICPC and DSS was tagged: “Operation Combo.”
From the information made available by the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasonoye when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the operations of real estate developers in the federal capital, a particular public officer was discovered to own 241 houses, while another owns 60 houses.
Senator Kwari made the remark during the defence of the 2022 appropriation proposal by ICPC at the Senate complex in Abuja on Monday.
This was made known when the anti-graft agency appeared before the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption.
Delivering the ruling, which came by an application for a no-case submission, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, held that the law placed a duty on the prosecution to prove the essential elements of the offence in order to make out a prima facie case.
The network of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Abia released copies of the letter to newsmen at a press briefing held in Aba, Abia, on Saturday.
On October 6, 2021, AFRICMIL wrote to the chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, urging him “to get to the root of the scandalous breach of the Act establishing the NPTF, as well as the willful disregard of the recommendation of the KPMG report which clearly established the grounds for prudent management of the Trust Fund.”
Justice Anwuli Chikere fixed the date after Saraki’s counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, sought to withdraw a motion filed on June 30, seeking for a stay of proceedings.
The President in a letter to the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu said Igwe is not qualified for the position of Director General and should not be considered as the substantive head of the agency.
The request which was contained in a letter dated September 28, 2021, was read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.