The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigations into financial transactions linked to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project and begun tracing properties allegedly connected to the payments. The investigation, supervised by EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, follows the recent decision of an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal in France concerning the dispute between …
It was set up in 2011 as a unit of the Imo State Police Command to fight kidnapping, armed robbery, and cultism. Today, Tiger Base — as residents call it — stands accused of abuses that eclipse even the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This ICIR investigation tracks how the unit uses surveillance tools to …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) permission to access and analyse electronic devices recovered from the residence of former Nasir El‑Rufai. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the order on Thursday after hearing an ex-parte motion moved by ICPC counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha. The commission had …
Blood streamed down his face. Deep gashes marked his hands. Mubarak Bello, 38, had just survived a brutal machete attack outside his home in Sabon Unguwa, Katsina State, Nigeria. “Even yesterday they attacked me. I wounded two people, and they also wounded me. I don’t know how long I can withstand this pressure,” he said …
By Sunday Michael Ogwu Nigerians are leaving their jobs in large numbers, unable to keep up with the rising cost of getting to work, even as unemployment rates continue to soar. A recent investigation by Pinnacle Daily reveals that many Nigerians are quitting their jobs because transportation and daily expenses now swallow up most or …
By Sunday, Michael Ogwu Nigeria’s electricity sector may be turning a corner—at least on paper—as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued a total of 243 licences, permits, and certifications over five consecutive quarters, signalling renewed private sector interest and potential for increased power generation across the country. According to World Bank statistics, 85 million …
Despite standing directives from the federal government, Nigerian graduates posted to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme continue to face rejection, delay, and outright neglect—frustrating a generation of youth eager to serve. Over three years after Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, then Director-General of NYSC, warned MDAs against …
Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by nonprofit Swissaid. The report found a staggering 229 metric ton trade gap, equivalent to $11.4 billion, between Ghana's gold exports and …
