Okoli, embattled NSITF boss knows fate soon

Okoli, embattled NSITF boss knows fate soon

On September 28, 2009, the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund sent the managing director, Chief Enuora Okoli on compulsory leave. Since then, he has been out of office but the Nigeria police has been busy investigating the allegations against him. Surprisingly, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) was not brought in.
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Two pupils killed in Jigawa auto crash

Two pupils killed in Jigawa auto crash

A commercial bus yesterday ran over six primary school pupils, leaving two girls dead and four others seriously injured at Andaza village in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

Senate empowers EFCC to prosecute corrupt office holders

Senate empowers EFCC to prosecute corrupt office holders

By  Emmanuel Aziken Abuja—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  is to take primary role in the prosecution of indicted political office holders under proposals adopted by the Senate that stripped the Independent and Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC, of that duty. The Senate’s move came at the commencement of deliberations on […]

Lagos launches website for unemployed youths

Lagos launches website for unemployed youths

By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo LAGOS — As part of the effort to reduce the high rate of unemployment in Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Fashola has launched a job registration website portal for graduates and undergraduates in the state. Fashola, while launching the website yesterday at the Lagos State auditorium, Ikeja, said: “The website […]

‘NDLEA sacked me because I refused abortion’

‘NDLEA sacked me because I refused abortion’

A former employee of the National Drug Law Agency, NDLEA, Mrs. Udoka Tochukwu, yesterday, accused the agency of terminating her employment on her refusal to terminate her pregnancy.

Justice delivery system, a must review — FG, states

Justice delivery system, a must review — FG, states

By Abdulwahab Abdulah Lagos — OFFICIALS of federal and states Ministry of Justice in the country yesterday  met to review the  problems bedeviling the sector and ways to solve them, saying “the time is now for the country to harmonise positions on different justice sector reforms to reduce unnecessary delay in the criminal delivery system. […]