In a bid to ensure zero tolerance for corruption, the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), has dismissed over 2,000 officers in the last seven years for sharp practices in the course of their duties. The Comptroller General of the organization Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) disclosed this Thursday while reacting to a question on what he had been able to do to rid the service of corrupt officials at the 53rd Session of the State House Briefing organized...

AWKA — Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has appointed popular Nollywood actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, as his Special Adviser on Entertainment, Leisure and Tourism, and seven other political appointees to his administration. This was announced in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Paul Nwosu, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. Other appointees are; Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, MD/CEO of ICT Agency, Mr. Chike Anyaonu, Managing Director, Anambra State Housing...

The Federal Government has discovered over 1,500 workers who joined the Federal Civil Service with fake appointment letters in the past year. Over 1,000 culprits were said to have been discovered in one ministry while 500 others found in other ministries, departments and agencies during a service-wide verification exercise will be delisted from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known...