By David Hundeyin, West Africa Weekly There is a problem with Nigerian banking, and it’s worse than you think. Much worse. In May 2022, shortly after my story about Chinese loan sharks in West Africa went up, a number of new tips and leads started trickling in. It looked at first, as though a follow-up story would emerge,
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji Listen To The Report This investigation by Elijah Akoji uncovers how a Federal Government agency awarded N56 million borehole project for communities in Jigawa State which was never executed despite the release of funds. Between 2018 and 2019, payment made by the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has shown that over
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Nigerian Inspector of Police attached to IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering Unit, Calabar Sector, Ekemezie Hycient has formally tendered his resignation from the force. The Inspector with force number 318093 in a letter addressed to the Force headquarters, Louis Edet House, Shehu Shagari Way,
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report According to information from the Debt Management Office between January, February, and March, a total of N1.3 billion was deducted from Cross River State’s accrued revenue to offset part of the State’s external debt. The N1.3 billion is 6.3% of the N21.62 billion external debt deductions from all
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN Listen To The Report The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N964 million for the provision of satellite-based education system equipment in three primary schools in each of the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, revealed this at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The African Center for Leadership, Strategy, and Development, Center LSD, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately institutionalize the Open Government Partnership, OGP to increase transparency and trust in governance. The Executive Director of the Center LSD, Mr. Monday Osasah, made the call in a
By News Agency of Nigeria Listen To The Report The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of sunshine and thunderstorms across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday predicted the northern region of the country to be cloudy with intervals of sunshine as well as chances of thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has warned car owners to be on alert as hackers can now remotely unlock their vehicles and steal them. The Commission in a press release signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of the Public Affairs Department said there is a need for car