A prominent Nigerian lawyer and former EFCC prosecutor Wahab Shittu has waded into Diezani Alison-Madueke's delayed trial in Nigeria over alleged corruptionIn a trending interview, Shittu revealed that complex legal processes are complicating the successive government's efforts to extradite ex-minister Diezani to Nigeria for trialDiezani has remained in the United Kingdom since the end of Jonathan's administration,

Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, has applauded the Nigeria’s Government for its efforts that led to the repatriation

Amid the Diezani Alison-Madueke saga, Senator Abubakar Yusuf has spoken on alleged suspicion by the United States (US) of the Nigerian government.

About 45% of Nigerians do not have access to electricity. The government plans to power rural communities with funds recovered from a former oil minister and her associates.

The Justice Department announced that the United States entered into an agreement to transfer over $52 million in forfeited assets to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In November 2022, the US government repatriated to Nigeria, $20.6m in assets allegedly stolen by former Nigerian military leader Gen Sani Abacha. Five years ago, Washington transferred $311.8m to the Nigerian government as part of a previous agreement to repatriate assets that traced back to the Abacha regime.

Wahab Shittu says successive Nigerian governments have struggled to prosecute Diezani Alison-Madueke due to complex extradition

These challenges demonstrate the complexity of international justice systems,” Shittu noted, “but efforts must continue until justice is served on Alison-Madueke.”

The United States announced Friday that it would be returning $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a yearslong corruption probe against former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates, according to a joint statement by Nigeria ...

The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, has extolled Nigeria’s partnership in the successful repatriation of funds linked to forfeited luxury real estate and Galactica Star Superyacht.

The Nigerian government and United States have signed an asset return agreement on $52.88 million recovered from