A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, Alison-Madueke is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and defamatory reports about her of …

The governments of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States have filed a contempt proceeding against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, for failing to comply with the order of the Supreme Court suspending the ban on the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes. A fresh proceeding …

The Federal Government has shortlisted 20 candidates for the vacant position of Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). According to a government circular, the 20 candidates were chosen from Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The former AGF, Ahmed Idris was detained in Kano after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited him to provide information on a N109 billion fraud. The …