Frauds & Scandals

FRC Invites Sanusi, Alade, Moghalu, Akingbola, 11 Others for Questioning

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) will on Wednesday and Thursday grill the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; the acting Governor of the CBN, Dr. Sarah Alade; the former Managing Director/CEO of the defunct Intercontinental Bank, Mr. Erastus Akingbola; and 13 others. […]

U.S. judge OKs JPMorgan $218 million Madoff class-action settlement

A federal judge on Friday gave final approval to JPMorgan Chase & Co’s (JPM.N) $218 million settlement to resolve class-action litigation accusing the largest U.S. bank of playing a central role in the huge Ponzi scheme of former client Bernard Madoff. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan said the […]

NEITI Report: $22.8 Billion Unremitted Funds to the Federation Account is False

Friday March 21, 2014/NEITI On 26th February, 2014, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed was invited to make a presentation to the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Upstream, investigating the alleged connivance of the NNPC with Swiss Oil Dealers. NEITI’s presentation to the Committee […]