Frauds & Scandals

Equifax Says Cyberattack May Have Affected 143 Million Customers

7/9/2017/ The New York Times By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD, TIFFANY HSU, NICOLE PERLROTH and RON LIEBER Equifax, one of the three major consumer credit reporting agencies, said on Thursday that hackers had gained access to company data that potentially compromised sensitive information for 143 million American consumers, including Social Security […]

US probes Sinopec for alleged $100m bribe payments to Nigerian officials

August 31, 2017/Punch ’Femi Asu with agency report United States’ authorities are investigating China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation  over allegations that the state-controlled oil producer paid Nigerian officials about $100m worth of bribes to resolve a business dispute, according to people familiar with the probe. Investigators from the Securities and […]

Osinbajo Says FG Working with US Government on Repatriation of Corruption Proceeds

August 28, 2017/Press Release The Buhari administration has reached out to the US government to step up its assistance in ensuring that corrupt officials don’t get a safe haven abroad for their loot, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President, who made the call today during the […]