$150m Abacha Loot: CISLAC, TI urges adherence to asset recovery laws
By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja Ahead of the return of $150 million Abacha loot, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, and Transparency International, TI-France chapter, Thursday, called on both the Nigerian and French Governments to strictly adhere to asset recovery laws. This was contained in a statement co-signed by the Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Rafsanjani, […]
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Abacha Loot: Presidency says without returned funds fight against COVID-19 would’ve been tougher
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Presidency on Tuesday said that returned $311 which was part of the money allegedly stolen by the late former Head of State, Gen. Sanni Abacha has been allocated for infrastructure development in the country. The Presidency also said that part of the returned loot in 2019 was being used […]
$311.7m Abacha loot from US, Jersey: We’ll ensure transparent use of cash on key projects – Malami
The federal government yesterday recovered $311.7 million Abacha loot from the United States of America and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
Abacha loot recovery: Lawyers wade into dispute between US senator, EFCC
Senior Nigerian lawyers have weighed-in on recent altercation between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Senator Charles Grassley, the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Finance, expressing concern at the exchange of words.
Abba Kyari played pivotal role in return of $300m Abacha loot, U.S writes Buhari
The United States government has in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, narrated how his late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari played key role in the return of $300m Abacha loot.
703,506 poor Nigerians received N23.7bn from Abacha loot — Report
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Monitoring Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Returned Assets, MANTRA, project, a sub-sect of Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ACORN) programme of DFID/UKAid, Thursday, released a report that 703,506 poor Nigerians received N23.7 billion from the recovered $322.5 million Abacha Loot returned from Switzerland as at 31 December 2019 under […]
