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EFCC recovers N70bn within 100 days [Details]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the recovery of a total of N70 billion within a 100-day period, spanning from October 2023 to January 19, 2024. The details of these recoveries were disclosed in an EFCC document titled ‘Operations and Recoveries.’
According to the document, the EFCC retrieved N60,969,047,634.25, $10,522,778.57, £150,002.10, and €4,119.90, amounting to a grand total of N70,556,658,370.5 during the specified period.
In the same timeframe, the commission received a total of 3,325 petitions, accepting 2,657 of them. Furthermore, the EFCC successfully secured the convictions of 747 individuals involved in financial crimes, encompassing offenses like money laundering and internet fraud.
A breakdown of the recovered funds indicates that the EFCC headquarters independently retrieved N49,607,391,330.44, $3,900,200.75, £2000, and £110. Other notable recoveries include the Maiduguri Zonal Command with N58,065,870 and $3,370, the Gombe Command with N127,323,028.50 and $1,500, and the Kano Command with N141,944,451 and $365. The Makurdi Command recovered N53,228,325, while the Enugu Command reported N202,117,000 and $1,950 in recoveries.
Additionally, the Uyo Command accounted for N25,299,950 and $710, the Port Harcourt Zonal Command declared N2,412,247,210.05 and $5,714,389.21, and the Sokoto Command recovered N100,696,118.72. The Kaduna Command recorded recoveries of N331,494,710.81, $912, £50, and €1,610, while the Ilorin Command retrieved N80,280,580.86 and $880.
Other notable recoveries include the Abuja Zonal Command with N825,928,463 and $10,000, the Ibadan Zonal Command with N135,519,810, $14,517, £280, and €500. The Lagos Zonal Command reported significant recoveries of N6,826,993,798.78, $868,284.61, £147,672.10, and €1,899.90. Lastly, the Benin Zonal Command contributed to the recoveries with N49,515,987.09 and $5,700.
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Hospital Board Suspends Doctor Over Negligence In Kano
Dr. Mansur Nagoda, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, has sanctioned the immediate suspension of a medical officer at the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital. This action follows numerous complaints from patients and staff regarding the doctor’s unauthorized absence from duty.
Dr. Nagoda disclosed that the suspended doctor, whose identity is withheld, left the hospital without informing any authority or management personnel. Despite attempts to reach her, she claimed to be on the premises but failed to report to the doctors’ quarters or fulfill her duties, leaving a dialysis patient distressed.
Emphasizing the ethical responsibility of doctors to prioritize patient care, Dr. Nagoda stressed the need for accountability and professionalism within the healthcare system. He warned that proper arrangements must be made with another doctor when absent from duty, and negligence will not be tolerated.
The suspension will remain in effect pending the investigation’s outcome, demonstrating the board’s commitment to upholding standards of conduct among healthcare workers. Dr. Nagoda reiterated the board’s expectation for all personnel to fulfill their duties diligently, emphasizing consequences for those found derelict in their responsibilities.
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Oyebanji approves 50% subsidy on improved oil palm, cocoa, cashew seedlings for Ekiti farmers
Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State has authorized a 50 percent subsidy on oil palm, cocoa, and cashew seedlings for distribution to farmers in the state during this planting season. Mr. Ebenezer Boluwade, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, conveyed this information in a statement released to the press in Ado-Ekiti.
He explained that this initiative is part of the strategic measures undertaken by the Oyebanji administration to generate employment, foster wealth creation, and revive Ekiti State’s agricultural sector to its former glory, particularly harking back to the prosperous era of the 1970s when it was renowned globally as a leading cocoa production hub in Nigeria.
Boluwade emphasized that the program aims to rejuvenate the state’s agricultural prowess by replacing aging trees in existing plantations and those lost to bushfires with high-quality seedlings possessing shorter gestation periods. Furthermore, concerted efforts are underway to attract enthusiastic young farmers into cocoa plantation farming.
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‘We’ve no hotel’ – Nigerian Correctional Service clears air
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) clarified that the Correctional Service Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (COCOS) Hotel and Gardens Project was not financed by the Federal Government. Umar Abubakar, the agency’s Public Relations Officer, made this statement in Abuja on Wednesday, emphasizing that the hotel was an investment of the NCoS Cooperative Society.
Responding to concerns raised about the facility, Abubakar stressed that the hotel, featured on the Service’s official Facebook page, was solely aimed at enhancing staff welfare. He attributed its establishment to strategic planning and efficiency within the agency’s cooperative unit.
Abubakar expressed bewilderment at attempts to discourage meaningful investments, highlighting that the “COCOS Hotels and Gardens” was inaugurated on March 1, 2021, by former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. He asserted that the report in question is not only deceptive but also aimed at spreading misinformation. Abubakar clarified that the hotel was constructed in 2021 and is exclusively owned by the Correctional Cooperative Society, established in 1996 for all personnel of the service.
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