Jonah Ogunnyi Otunla, former Accountant-General of the Federation, passed away in the UK after traveling there for medical treatment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Accountant-General of the Federation, Jonah Ogunnyi Otunla, reportedly passed away in the United Kingdom on Monday, June 17th. According to a source, Otunla had recently traveled to the UK for treatment … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Accountant General of the Federation has announced that federal workers can expect to start receiving their January salaries from Thursday evening, addressing the concerns over the recent delay in payment. The delay was attributed to a technical glitch encountered on the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS) platform, which … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, has said she did not make any payment on behalf of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation into a private account. She stated this while reacting to a letter showing a request from the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to reduce taxes from the current 62 to a maximum of nine, to create a more business-friendly environment in the country. Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this at the 2023 annual conference of Institute of … Read more
Court Makes U-turn, Revokes Bail Granted ex-AGF, Idris’s Co-defendant EKO HOT BLOGreports that a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, revoked the bail it earlier granted to Mohammed Usman, who is the 3rd Defendant in the 14-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred … Read more
Nwabuoku’s appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 20th, 2022 and signed by Aliyu Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance… His appointment followed the suspension of Ahmed Idris who is being investigated for allegedly stealing ₦80 billion EDITOR’S PICK Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kano 2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze Threatens … Read more
The EFCC said Idris was arrested after failing to honour the commission’s invitations to respond to issues connected to the fraudulent act According to the anti-graft agency, the funds were laundered via real estate investments in Kano and Abuja EDITOR’S PICK ‘You’re Not Fit For President’ – Nigerians React After Atiku Deletes Tweets Condemning Student’s … Read more
…Companies Income Tax (CIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) increased reasonably EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of ₦699.824 billion to the Federal Government, states, and local government areas. The amount is the allocation for December 2021. This was contained in a communique issued at the … Read more
“From the EFCC account, you took N19 billion. You took a whole N19 billion from EFCC account” A house of representatives committee has queried Ahmed Idris, accountant-general of the federation (AGF), over an alleged illegal withdrawal of N19 billion from the recovery account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ekohotblog had earlier reported … Read more
The AGF had, on Tuesday, claimed that the money had been returned to the Delta State Government The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the 4.2 million pounds Ibori loot has not been returned to Delta State yet, contrary to his earlier claim. Eko Hot Blog had reported on Tuesday how … Read more