AGF – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:35:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png AGF – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 AGF threatens jail term for Local Government chairmen tampering with FAAC allocations https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-threatens-jail-term-for-local-government-chairmen-tampering-with-faac-allocations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-threatens-jail-term-for-local-government-chairmen-tampering-with-faac-allocations/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:35:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385491 The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has vowed to ensure the conviction and imprisonment of any serving local government chairmen or councillors tampering with the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations to the LGs.  He disclosed this on Thursday at the 17th-anniversary annual lecture event of the Human [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-threatens-jail-term-for-local-government-chairmen-tampering-with-faac-allocations/feed/ 0 South-East Senators to Meet AGF for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release https://www.theinfostride.com/south-east-senators-to-meet-agf-for-nnamdi-kanus-release/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-east-senators-to-meet-agf-for-nnamdi-kanus-release/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382299 Hope for the release of detained Biafra nation agitator Nnamdi Kanu is on the horizon as South-East Senators are scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Wednesday, July 3. The delegation, led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, aims to advocate [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-east-senators-to-meet-agf-for-nnamdi-kanus-release/feed/ 0 Ondo Govt Opposes FG’s Suit for Local Government Autonomy https://www.theinfostride.com/ondo-govt-opposes-fgs-suit-for-local-government-autonomy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ondo-govt-opposes-fgs-suit-for-local-government-autonomy/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380026 The Ondo State Government has formally contested a suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation at the Supreme Court, which seeks autonomy for the 774 local governments across Nigeria. The state government has urged the Apex Court to dismiss the suit in its entirety. Like other state governments, Ondo State argues that the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ondo-govt-opposes-fgs-suit-for-local-government-autonomy/feed/ 0 National Anthem Change Requires Wider Consultation, AGF Advises National Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/national-anthem-change-requires-wider-consultation-agf-advises-national-assembly/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-anthem-change-requires-wider-consultation-agf-advises-national-assembly/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 11:00:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379070 The Nigerian National Assembly was advised on Monday that the decision to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem should not be made solely through legislative debate. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, emphasized this point during a one-day public hearing on a bill proposing the change. Fagbemi’s position [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-anthem-change-requires-wider-consultation-agf-advises-national-assembly/feed/ 0 Advancing Sustainable Finance: AGF and NDF Forge Collaboration to Promote Green Finance Initiatives https://www.theinfostride.com/advancing-sustainable-finance-agf-and-ndf-forge-collaboration-to-promote-green-finance-initiatives/ https://www.theinfostride.com/advancing-sustainable-finance-agf-and-ndf-forge-collaboration-to-promote-green-finance-initiatives/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:11:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=372835 In a significant move towards promoting environmentally sustainable financial practices, the Attorney General’s Office (AGF) has joined forces with the National Development Foundation (NDF) to collaborate on initiatives aimed at advancing green finance. This strategic partnership reflects a shared commitment to fostering eco-friendly investments, mitigating climate change impacts, and promoting a more sustainable financial landscape. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/advancing-sustainable-finance-agf-and-ndf-forge-collaboration-to-promote-green-finance-initiatives/feed/ 0 Economic Hardship: Falana Asserts NLC’s Protest is Not Contempt, Advises AGF https://www.theinfostride.com/economic-hardship-falana-asserts-nlcs-protest-is-not-contempt-advises-agf/ https://www.theinfostride.com/economic-hardship-falana-asserts-nlcs-protest-is-not-contempt-advises-agf/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:59:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371837 In a noteworthy legal perspective, renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana has stated that the recent protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against economic hardship should not be construed as contempt of court. This assertion comes in response to concerns raised by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) regarding the protest’s timing vis-a-vis [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/economic-hardship-falana-asserts-nlcs-protest-is-not-contempt-advises-agf/feed/ 0 No more payments for pending projects, says AGF https://www.theinfostride.com/no-more-payments-for-pending-projects-says-agf/ https://www.theinfostride.com/no-more-payments-for-pending-projects-says-agf/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2023 22:10:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358642 The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has announced a significant shift in the government’s financial policies. She stated that moving forward, no payments will be made for projects that have not been officially awarded. This announcement was made during a one-day capacity-building program titled “Implementation of the Cash Plan Policy in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/no-more-payments-for-pending-projects-says-agf/feed/ 0 Appear before our committee on Sept. 7 or face arrest — Reps threaten AGF https://www.theinfostride.com/appear-before-our-committee-on-sept-7-or-face-arrest-reps-threaten-agf/ https://www.theinfostride.com/appear-before-our-committee-on-sept-7-or-face-arrest-reps-threaten-agf/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:04:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=353802 The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has been summoned to testify before the House Ad hoc committee probing the non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and the utilization of money. The committee has ordered Madein’s arrest unless he appears before it on September 7. This was disclosed on Thursday, when the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/appear-before-our-committee-on-sept-7-or-face-arrest-reps-threaten-agf/feed/ 0 AGF designate’s presence in Court over LP, Otti, case intimidating – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-designates-presence-in-court-over-lp-otti-case-intimidating-pdp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-designates-presence-in-court-over-lp-otti-case-intimidating-pdp/#respond Sat, 19 Aug 2023 09:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=353076 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State is upset that Lateef Fagbemi, the nominee for Attorney General of the Federation, will be attending the tribunal hearing in Umuahia about the state’s governorship election. In a statement released by Abraham Amah, Vice Chairman of the opposition party in Abia North, the party claimed that Mr. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-designates-presence-in-court-over-lp-otti-case-intimidating-pdp/feed/ 0 Buhari, AGF shun suit seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-agf-shun-suit-seeking-to-stop-tinubus-inauguration/ https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-agf-shun-suit-seeking-to-stop-tinubus-inauguration/#respond Sat, 20 May 2023 11:19:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347371 President Mohammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, Abubakar Malami SAN, on Friday shunned hearing in a suit seeking to prohibit the inauguration of the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29. Buhari and AGF, who are the first and second respondents in the suit instituted by a former presidential candidate, Chief [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-agf-shun-suit-seeking-to-stop-tinubus-inauguration/feed/ 0 Why I Dropped My Gubernatorial Ambition – AGF Malami https://www.theinfostride.com/why-i-dropped-my-gubernatorial-ambition-agf-malami/ https://www.theinfostride.com/why-i-dropped-my-gubernatorial-ambition-agf-malami/#respond Sat, 14 May 2022 20:30:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324809 Despite reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of some of his cabinet members, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has insisted that he has not resigned. Instead, Malami said he has withdrawn his ambition to contest the 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial elections. The AGF stated this [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/why-i-dropped-my-gubernatorial-ambition-agf-malami/feed/ 0 AGF Should Be Allowed To Authorize Companies Registration – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-should-be-allowed-to-authorize-companies-registration-buhari/ Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:20:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242104 Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari wants the Senate to think about implementing the Companies and Allied Act (CAMA) which lets the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) approve the registration of companies. In a recent letter from PMB, he quoted section 26(5) of the extant Companies and Allied Matters Act (amended) which allows for this kind of [...]

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]]> Bukola Saraki, AGF Hold Crucial Meeting https://www.theinfostride.com/bukola-saraki-agf-hold-crucial-meeting/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:54:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135869 The attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami arrived the premises of the National Assembly this evening to hold talks with Senate President Bukola Saraki. Although reasons for the unscheduled meeting was not disclosed, a source at the National Assembly confirmed to Pulse that the move was in connection with “rumours that the upper chambers [...]

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]]> National Assembly Ignoring Audit Reports On MDAs Since 1999 – Auditor General https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-ignoring-audit-reports-on-mdas-since-1999-auditor-general/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:19:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110323 Since 1999, at least 14 audit reports sent to the Public Accounts Committees (PAC) of both chambers of the National Assembly by the Office of Auditor General of the Federation (AGF), have been gathering dust without being presented to the plenary for consideration and action. The Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura disclosed [...]

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]]> NDDC Director Faults AGF Report On ‘Missing’ N183bn Fund | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nddc-director-faults-agf-report-on-missing-n183bn-fund-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:30:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nddc-director-faults-agf-report-on-missing-n183bn-fund-nigeria/ The Niger Delta Development Commission on Wednesday faulted the Auditor General of the Federation’s report, which claimed that N183.7 billion could not be accounted for by the commission. The AGF, Mr. Samuel Ukura, had after submitting three special reports to the National Assembly last week, told journalists in Abuja that N183.7 billion could not be [...]

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]]> Reps Call On AGF, CBN, Budget Office https://www.theinfostride.com/reps-call-on-agf-cbn-budget-office/ Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:18:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30825 THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts Tuesday summoned the Accountant General to the Federation,AGF, Mr Jonah Otunla, the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN and the Budget office to explain why the sum of N59.6billion subsidy money meant for Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC allegedly got missing. . The money which the Budget office and [...]

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]]> AGF Gives NNPC Clean Bill Over Alleged Unremitted Oil Revenue https://www.theinfostride.com/agf-gives-nnpc-clean-bill-over-alleged-unremitted-oil-revenue/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:22:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22949 The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, can legitimately transfer its participating interest in Oil Mining Leases, OML, to its wholly owned subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company,NPDC. . Adoke provided the legal position during the investigative hearing of the [...]

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]]> Demolition Victims Slam N100bn Suit On AGF, IG, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/demolition-victims-slam-n100bn-suit-on-agf-ig-others/ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:02:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14155 Victims of police demolition exercise in Lagos have dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation, Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and the Ministry of Police Affairs to the Federal High Court in a N100 billion suit over the violation of their fundamental human rights. . Also joined as respondents were: Attorney-General of [...]

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]]> Court Call On Lagos Commissioner For Criminal Allegations https://www.theinfostride.com/court-call-on-lagos-commissioner-for-criminal-allegations/ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:42:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13725 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, directed the prosecution to produce at the next adjourned date, the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Fola Daniel to court to answer to criminal charges leveled against him by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF. . Trial Judge, Justice Okon Abang, while ruling on an application by [...]

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