
El-Rufai, who was granted bail at around 8 p.m., was immediately picked up by DSS operatives who reportedly lay in wait at the EFCC headquarters.
His arrest is reportedly linked to allegations that he unlawfully intercepted the phone communications of the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu.
The former governor, a prominent chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had earlier honoured the EFCC’s invitation on Monday over alleged corruption linked to his administration.
He arrived at the EFCC headquarters accompanied by hundreds of his supporters
This development comes after El-Rufai narrowly escaped arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last Thursday.
Following the airport incident, he accused NSA Nuhu Ribadu of orchestrating the attempted arrest in a series of interviews.
On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM, Kayode Adebayo<kayu...@yahoo.com> wrote:I've been waiting all my life for this day and it finally happened. I've been advocating this for a long time. This will curb the lootocracy at NNPC and associated agencies in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, Tinubu should make this permanent by sending a bill to the National Assembly to make it a law. Single Treasury Account is the way to go for NNPC to prevent looting and diversion of Nigeria's oil earnings. If this had been in place, people like Diezani Alison and several others wouldn't have been able to loot billions from the NNPC.Kudos to Tinubu!KayodeTinubu signs Executive Order for remittance of oil, gas revenue to federation account
Daily PostPesident Bola Tinubu has signed an Executive Order, EO, to safeguard and enhance oil and gas revenues for the Federation, curb wasteful spending, eliminate duplicative structures in this critical sector of the national economy, and redirect resources for the benefit of the Nigerian people.President Bola Tinubu has signed an Executive Order, EO, to safeguard and enhance oil and gas revenues for the Federation, curb wasteful spending, eliminate duplicative structures in this critical sector of the national economy, and redirect resources for the benefit of the Nigerian people.His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, stressing that Tinubu signed the EO in pursuance of Section 5 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
DAILY POST reports that the Executive Order is anchored on Section 44(3) of the Constitution, which vests ownership, control, and derivative rights in all minerals, mineral oils, and natural gas in, under, and upon any land in Nigeria, including its territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone, in the Government of the Federation.
According to the statement, the directive seeks to restore the constitutional revenue entitlements of the Federal, State, and Local Governments, which were taken away in 2021 by the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA.
The PIA created structural and legal channels through which substantial Federation revenues are lost through deductions, sundry charges, and fees.
Under the current PIA framework, NNPC Limited retains 30 per cent of the Federation’s oil revenues as a management fee on Profit Oil and Profit Gas derived from Production Sharing Contracts, Profit Sharing Contracts, and Risk Service Contracts.
The statement noted that given the existing 20% retention, the additional 30% management fee is considered unjustified by the Federal Government, as the retained earnings are already sufficient to support the functions NNPCL performs under these contracts.
“NNPC Limited also retains another 30% of its oil and profit gas under the production sharing, profit sharing, and risk service contracts, as the Frontier Exploration Fund under sections 9(4) and (5) of the PIA. A fund of this size, being devoted to speculative exploration, risks accumulating large idle cash balances, which would encourage inefficient exploration spending, at a time when government resources are urgently needed for core national priorities, including security, education, healthcare, and energy transition investments.
There is also the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) under Section 52(7)(d) PIA, funded by the collection of gas flaring penalties provided under Section 104. The fund is to be used for supporting environmental remediation and relief for host communities impacted by gas flaring.
“However, section 103 of the PIA has already established a dedicated Environmental Remediation Fund, administered by NUPRC, specifically designed to fund the rehabilitation of communities negatively impacted by upstream petroleum operations, including gas flaring. Furthermore, Section 103 already imposes a fee on lessees to contribute to this fund for precisely this purpose,” the statement read in part.
Kayode
On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM, Kayode Adebayo<kayu...@yahoo.com> wrote:Pastor Emeka Okala:Your Kaboom Kaboom girlfriend called Natasha Akpoti-Ijoko is looking for money to loot. She is not a committee member, yet she went to the North Central Committee meeting to crash their meeting, thinking they were sharing money. There was no N140 Billion Development Fund. The committee was only having a regular meeting and her ass jumped up with her camera team in tow, looking for money to loot. Stop believing everything you see on the internet. People looking for video clicks know gullible people like you will watch their videos.Kayode