Eko Hot Blog reports that the member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency of Oyo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has denied reports that she inflated the contract sum of a road rehabilitation project in her constituency. The lawmaker was reacting to reports in the media that she connived with officials of the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that drama ensued at the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigative hearing on Thursday as a construction company, DC Engineering Limited accused officials of the Federal Ministry of Works of inflating a road contract from N9.8 billion to N54.3 billion. Construction and rehabilitation of 41-kilometre Ijebu-Igbo Ita Ibadan Road has been … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced Felix Chiwendu, to two years imprisonment for illegally operating a Bureau De Change business without a requisite license. The presiding Judge, Justice E A. Obile, said the offence contravened Section 57 (1) of Banks and other … Read more
The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed a resolution ordering a forensic audit of the activities of the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited from inception to date, especially over an alleged contract scam of N8 billion. The House noted that while the fixed satellite service business has proven lucrative in so many countries with a … Read more