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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentence of a former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, for obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N120.5 million before Justice F. E Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja. Yilkan, who hails from Nguru, Yobe State, was found guilty on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act, and consequently sentenced to eight years…

The Federal Government has set October 6, 2025, as the commencement date for mandatory nationwide verification of academic credentials, as part of efforts to curb certificate racketeering and restore integrity to Nigeria’s education system. The directive is contained in a service-wide circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and addressed to all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), as well as public and private tertiary institutions. According to the circular, the enforcement will be implemented through the National Credential Verification Service (NCVS), which operates under the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD). It mandates…

Prospective participants in the 24th edition of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law, launched on 17 September 2025, are invited to attend webinars aimed at helping them to effectively participate in the competition. The Competition is a simulated hearing under the rules of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism involving exchanges of written submissions and oral pleadings before panelists on international trade law issues. The competition is organized by the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) with the technical support of the WTO. The WTO, the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL), and ELSA are partnering to support…

The West African states of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, ICC, stating that they no longer recognise its jurisdiction. The three military-led countries accused the court of arbitrarily prosecuting war crimes and serving as an “instrument of neo-colonialist repression.” They emphasised their commitment to upholding human rights protection in line with their values. The same argument had earlier been used by the three countries to justify their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. Human rights groups and UN experts have accused Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces…

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says 14 Nigerian banks have fully met the new capital requirement in the ongoing recapitalisation exercise. Cardoso said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while presenting a communiqué from the 302nd meeting of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CBN introduced a new minimum capital base requirement for banks, with tiers depending on licence type. Before then, the last major bank recapitalisation exercise in Nigeria was in 2004, when the CBN raised the minimum capital requirement for all banks from two…

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday lamented the sudden disappearance of the casefile for the trial of former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswan who currently standing trial for N3.1 billion fraud. Suswan, alongside his commissioner for Finance, Omolachi Okolobia were supposed to commence their defense in their Prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on amended 11-count charges for allegedly diverting N3.1bn, being part of proceeds from the sale of the Benue State shares, held on its behalf by the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited, through Elixir Securities Limited and Elixir Investment Partners Limited.…

The Ogun State Government has filed charges against two traditional rulers and other persons, with respect to acts of land grabbing across the State. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Oluwasina Ogungbade, SAN According to the statement, the State Government filed charges of forceful takeover of land and forcible entry of land contrary to law against Oba Fatai Matanmi, the Onijoko of Ijoko Ota, as facts uncovered in investigation revealed that Oba Matanmi sold a parcel of land in 1976 for 22,000 to one Madam Irokosu, now late. The…

A 63-year-old Nigerian living with disability, Anthony Olubunmi George, has won his appeal to remain in the United Kingdom after almost four decades in the country. George, who arrived in the UK in 1986 at the age of 24, has never returned to Nigeria and has no criminal record. He suffered two strokes in 2019 that left him with speech and mobility challenges. He told the tribunal that he had endured years of homelessness and relied on friends for shelter. George had made several applications for leave to remain in the UK, all of which were rejected by the Home…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi on Monday sentenced a former legislative aide and banker, Mr Goni Yilkan, to eight years in prison for obtaining N120.58 million by false pretence. Justice F. E. Messiri found Yilkan guilty of a two-count employment scam charge, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed in a statement issued via its X handle on Tuesday. “Yilkan, who hails from Nguru, Yobe State, was found guilty on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under…

The protracted legal battle between AIC Limited, founded by the late business mogul Harry Akande, and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has resurfaced as construction accelerates at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. At the centre of the dispute is a parcel of land leased to AIC in 1998, now targeted for expansion under FAAN’s N712 billion airport refurbishment project. Court documents reveal that FAAN granted AIC a 50-year lease over the land via a Deed of Lease dated February 17, 1998. The lease stipulated that the land be used for a flight path hotel and resort complex, a…