NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list on its website on Wednesday, naming 16 fugitives wanted in cases involving alleged fraud, identity theft, money laundering, labour trafficking and other offences. According to the agency, the cases collectively involve more than $55m allegedly stolen from American taxpayers. Ezewu’s profile on the department’s website identifies him as wanted for concealment money laundering and states that he is believed to be residing in Nigeria. “In January 2021, Ezewu was charged with 15 counts of concealment money laundering tied to fraudulent UI and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed using stolen identities, in a scheme exceeding $1 million that also t...

NIGERIA TO END RECESSION WITH AGRICULTURE-GARBA SHEHU.

Image result for nigeria flag                    Garba Shehu who is the Presidential spokesman says efforts to get the nation out of its present economic challenges are beginning to yield positive results,especially in agriculture.According to the presidential aide,an increase in the volume of rice production and processing across the country iss already saving the country a lot off foreign exchange.She,who is the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President,said that Nigeria only imported 58,000 tons of rice from Thailand in 2015 as against 1.2million tons in 2014.He revealed that due to the country's growing rice production occasioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria's decision to deny foreign exchange for the importation of rice ''parboiled rice mills'' in some Asian countries were shutting down production.According to him,this is because Nigeria,which is one of the world's largest importers of rice no longer,buys rice from them.''Five of such mills in Thailand servicing Nigeria have stopped production due to the withdrawal off our patronage.This country has about 32 fertilizer blending plants that have remained idle for many years,but that about half of that number is now in production with many of them running three shifts a day''.
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