The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for securing a Federal High court order to freeze three bank accounts said to belong to the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode over an alleged N9.9bn (Nine Billion, Nine Hundred Million Naira) fraud. In …
Read More »Cacol commends EFCC on the conviction of Air Vice Marshal, Tony Omenyi
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has hailed the conviction of ex-Air Vice Marshal Tony Omenyi, who doubled as former Managing Director of the Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Ltd, (AETS). In a release issued by CACOL’s Coordinator for Media and Publications, Adegboyega Otunuga, on behalf of Mr. Debo …
Read More »We promised change but not in four years – Fashola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) promised Nigerians would witness change but never said the agenda would be attained within any time frame, according to Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola. Fashola made the clarification yesterday at the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign in Ikeja, Lagos State. …
Read More »Cacol lauds FG's Intervention on (NHIS) boss, decries setting up of Probe Panel
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has lauded the Federal Government’s suspension of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Professor Usman Yusuf, for alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds but frowns at the government’s setting up of a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations leveled against …
Read More »Cacol lauds United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for conviction of two Former Executives of AFREN
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has lauded the jailing of two former top executives of a collapsed oil company, Afren Plc, after they were found guilty of fraud and money laundering offences of over $300m (Three Hundred Million American Dollars) business deals in Nigeria. In a release issued by …
Read More »CACOL calls for trial of suspended NHIS executive secretary
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has backed the calls for suspended Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS,Professor Usman Yusuf, to be summoned by relevant anti-graft agency in the country, i.e. the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) and ICPC (Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission), for …
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