Special Investigations

Border Closure: Traders, consumers lament ripple effects on food items

Omobayo Azeez The closure of land borders ordered two weeks ago by the federal government has exerted unintended consequences on…

Etiebet’s 2016 letter offers new clues to N2.4bn debt to Access Bank

10,000MT diesel import supply gone wrong CASTOIL owned supply contract with Mobil But LC opened in favour of Etiebet’sTop Oil…

In Gupta Brothers’ Rise and Fall, the Tale of a Sullied A.N.C.

By Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan   An Indian family rose to the heights of power and fortune in South…

Where is the transparency? Accounting for road projects in Lagos State

“Do you want to pay for it?” Growing up, this was the sardonic reply I got from my mom whenever…

The Cheat Highway: How customers defraud banks

The cheat highway returns as promised looking at the other side of last week’s topic. Banks and their staff were…

The cheat highway: How banks defraud their customers

Obviously, the hint of being cheated a kobo out of your hard earned money would elicit rage that is literally…