Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Government queries restructuring in Shell

PLANS by the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to sack many of its Nigerian employees in what it calls a re-structuring exercise may have earned the company a summon from the Federal Government. There … read more

EFCC Detains Igbinedion

Former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, on Monday appeared at the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos and was subsequently deatined. He may be arraigned on Wednesday on allegations of corruption, money laundering, and economic … read more

Withheld N224bn NDDC fund has expired

An estimated N224 billion due to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) but held back by the immediate past administration has �expired,� President Umaru Yar’Adua has told Senators from the Niger Delta region. This drew flak immediately from the South-South … read more

�Ribadu crucial to $30m UN project�

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has said the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is crucial to the planned $30m anti-corruption project for Nigeria. In a letter to President Umar Yar�Adua dated … read more