The President of the group, Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, told News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that local governments joint accounts with states was a form of corruption.
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has rejected suggestions in some social media platforms that he was against the granting of autonomy to local governments.
An advocacy-based Civil Society Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption, has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit on its recent directive on the management of Local Government funds.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, Modibbo Hamman Tukur, has credited the Federal Inland Revenue Service with revolutionising tax administration in the country.
The Senate has supported the financial guidelines for Local Governments recently released by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.
The assets of all public officials and senior political office holders will soon be open for public consumption, says Director, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Alhaji Modibbo Hamman-Tukur.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Modibbo Tukur as pioneer Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.
The Senate on Wednesday approved the appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee, Modibbo Hamman Tukur, as the director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.
This followed the consideration of clauses of the harmonised report by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption.
MIIVOC’s Executive Director, Dr. Walter Duru, who made the call Saturday, in Abuja commended the leadership of the National Assembly for promptly resolving the impasse that arose over where to domicile the proposed Agency, describing their action as patriotic.
This followed an agreement by the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives to move the NFIU to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The passage of the bill into law would strip the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of the control of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.
The Nigerian House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon passed the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Center Bill.