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Beninoise cook allegedly poisons couple, 3 others, steals N51m property

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The Police at the Ikoyi Division, Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria have arrested a cook from the Benin Republic, Amoussou Wilfred, 35, and charged him before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly administering poisonous substance into the food he prepared for his employer, Musibau Akanji Fashanu, 80 years; his wife, Jumoke Fashanu and their three domestic […]

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Michael Akabogu, the NSITF MD, was fired for allegedly forging certificates.

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Michael Akabogu, the managing director and chief executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, has been fired by President Muhammadu Buhari (NSITF). According to people familiar with the situation, Akabogu was fired because of his alleged falsification of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Discharge Certificate. An internal memo bearing the signature of the

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60-year-old fake doctor treating COVID-19 patients arrested

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The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and the police have on Thursday August 20, arrested an alleged fake medical doctor, identified as Charles George, 60 said to be treating COVID-19 patients. Dr. George was arrested in his one-room apartment in Kubwa, by police detectives from the office of the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital

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POST- COVID – HOW TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE AT ALL LEVELS

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INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 9.3 million people being furloughed and these are unprecedented times and has touched all of us. Many of us don’t know what our future looks like, and this lack of control is causing stress. For others, who are now working at home, juggling work and family life, may

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The genesis of Covid-19, we are now settling into a “new normal”.

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As as result of current social, economic and health situation especially with the genesis of Covid-19, we are now settling into a “new normal”. As companies, schools and other businesses begin reopening and relaxing stay-at-home orders, management and entrepreneurs are reviewing their plans for returning to work. As your employees begin returning to work, what

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N2.2m fraud: Court sentences Airtel official to five years in prison June 30, 2020 Agency Report

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A Magistrates’ Court in Igbosere, Lagos, on Tuesday sentenced a customer service representative of Airtel Nigeria Ltd, Jeremiah Mustapha, to five years in correctional centre, for facilitating a N2.2 million fraud. Mr Mustapha, 32, was arraigned on June 14, 2017, alongside one Nurudeen Salimu, 35, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, fraud and

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Treasury Sanctions Nigerian Cyber Actors for Targeting U.S. Businesses and Individuals

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WASHINGTON – Today, in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against six Nigerian nationals for conducting an elaborate scheme to steal over six million dollars from victims across the United States. The individuals designated today targeted U.S. businesses and

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