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NPA - The Whistleblower Lied, Our Bank Account With Unity Bank Frozen

NPA: Whistleblower Lied, Our Bank Account With Unity Bank Frozen

July 8, 2020 12:39 pm

A section of the media was awash last week with news of a whistleblower, one John Okupurhe, who had written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari accusing the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), of refusing to pay him his reward after he had exposed over $1 billion hidden in Unity Bank Plc. Okpurhe, through his lawyer, Aliyu Lemu, in a letter dated June 22, 2020, had alleged that the said account was secretly being operated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to illegally collect revenue to the tune of the S1bn from vessels.

He added that upon discovery, …

2021 Budget Scales 2nd Reading In House Of Reps

Reps Probe NPA Over Whistleblower’s $1bn Secret Account

July 3, 2020 7:05 am

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged secret account being kept by the Nigerian Ports Authority with a balance of over $1bn.

The move followed the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Mr Kolawole Lawal at the plenary on Thursday.

The motion was entitled, ‘The Need to Investigate the Alleged Illegal Secret Account Opened by the Nigerian Ports Authority in Unity Bank to Collect Revenue from Vessels’.

Consequently, the House mandated the Committees on Finance; and Ports and Harbours to “investigate these allegations and counter-allegations, determine if the Nigerian Ports Authority or …

NPA Boss, Usman Speaks On Romance With El-Rufai

NPA Boss, Hadiza Usman Speaks On Romance With El-Rufai

March 11, 2020 6:00 am

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has cleared the air on being in a relationship with Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State.

Hadiza Usman speaking with TVC during the celebration of the International Women’s Day on Monday debunked the allegation making the rounds that she is ‘El-Rufai’s girlfriend’

She stressed that she didn’t sleep with anyone to move up the ladders in her career or either have a romantic relationship with El-Rufai.