Former lawmaker and human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has criticised the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), describing the Bretton Woods institutions as “the witches and wizards” behind Nigeria’s worsening economic hardship following government-implemented reforms. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, Sani said, “The World Bank and IMF

SaharaReporters has carried out an extensive investigation that revealed shocking details of how very powerful Nigerians in position of authority and wealthy individuals use men and officers of the Nigerian Police Force to recover debts, land matters, marital family issues that are purely civil matters and not criminal in nature. In some of these cases,

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Abubakar Bawa Makuku, Sole Administrator and Caretaker Chairman of Sakaba Local Government Area in Kebbi State, and Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai, Director of Finance and Supply of the same council, over a N54 million contract fraud. The duo was found guilty

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has announced the arraignment of a former board chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged fraud. In a statement on Friday by EFCC’s Head Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale said that

Seven weeks after SaharaReporters’ investigation exposed the exploitation of ad-hoc workers at the Kwara State Residents Registration Agency (KWASRRA) and forced Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to approve the ₦70,000 minimum wage, the agency’s management has reportedly unleashed a wave of harsh and exploitative policies against its employees. Multiple workers who reached out to SaharaReporters said the management’s