Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) has described as unfortunate a publication by PremiumTimes newspaper with the caption, ‘Malabu: Report accusing HEDA’s chair of maligning Adoke not fake – Police; We stand by our position,’ stating that the report fell short of every journalism ethics. HEDA in a statement…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Anti-corruption groups HEDA, Re:Common and Corner House have welcomed the appeals lodged by the Milan Prosecutor and the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the acquittal of Shell, Eni and 13 other defendants for alleged corruption in the acquisition of the giant OPL 245 oil field in Nigeria. The defendants, who all denied…
LAGOS JULY 23RD )NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has received a petition detailing over N92b and millions of money in foreign currencies of public funds squandered by several Federal Government agencies including the country’s foreign missions. In a petition sent to the Chairman, EFCC Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, Nigeria’s anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Board of the Annual Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards (GFIIA) has officially launched the 2021 edition as it called on members of the public; Nigerians, both home and in diaspora, to nominate worthy individuals for various categories of the Awards through the Award website: “gfa.hedang.org.” The GFIIA timetable was also…