Suspected political thugs yesterday attacked some leaders of Adavi Council chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and Medical and Health Workers Union (MHWU) in Kogi State, leaving them with various degrees of injuries. They were protesting against non-implementation of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) directive and the council’s refusal to…

Stakeholders yesterday said that anti-corruption drive of the Federal Government was not yielding desired results in the country...

Nigerians from all walks of life have called on the Federal Government and the state counterparts to expedite actions to make local government councils autonomous...

The Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has written President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard the Nigerian...

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has said that the new guidelines issued by the Nigerian...

State governors have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) against dabbling into a matter that is beyond its mandate. In a letter signed by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, the state chief executives expressed “dismay and angst at…

The new regulation on local government funds issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has arguably kick-started the process of granting an independent status to local councils in Nigeria. Although the 1999 Constitution recognises Local Government Areas (LGAs) as the third tier of government in the country, it only grants partial autonomy to the…

The regulation of arbitrary withdrawals of local government funds by state governments from the joint local government/state joint accounts by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit ....

The chickens may be coming home to roost for state governors as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has made moves to tighten the noose on the disbursement and transactions around local government funds. The NFIU, a creation of the National Assembly, became independent after the bill was passed and President Muhammadu Buhari assented to…

The Buhari-Osinbajo campaign group `No Alternative To Buhari-Osinbajo (NATBO 2019)’ has called for the strengthening of the Nigerian...

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has commended both President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly for constituting the governing boards of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The pro-democracy and non-governmental organisation also tasked the Elias Mbam-led RMAFC to work out an effective template…

The recent blacklisting of Nigeria, alongside some other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Panama and other jurisdictions by the European Union...