Nigeria’s anti-graft agency seized over $43 million in cash during a raid on a Lagos apartment in what it hailed as a victory for President Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption following a string of setbacks. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement issued late Wednesday it discovered the “humongous” amount of … Read more
A former Nigerian state governor was jailed for five years on Monday after being found guilty of corruption related to procurement of cars while in office, a judge said. James Bala Ngilari – who was governor of northeastern Adamawa state for seven months until May 2015 – was convicted of awarding a contract for the … Read more
A former head of Nigeria’s state-run oil firm is under investigation after almost $10 million in cash was found at a property he owns. Anti-corruption agency the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it had seized $9.8 million (9.2 million euros) from a house belonging to Andrew Yakubu. A further £74,000 ($92,700, 87,300 euros) … Read more