Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief approved
CAMILLUS EBOH NIGERIA’S senate has unanimously approved a new anti-corruption chief nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate approved Abdulrasheed Bawa, a regional head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a voice vote. The EFCC investigates and prosecutes corruption in Africa's largest oil exporter and its biggest economy. Bawa will now take charge of a string of high-profile investigations, including into alleged wrongdoing by P&ID, a gas firm with a $10 billion arbitration award that Nigeria is working to overturn. Bawa told senators that his 16 years at the EFCC had prepared him well for the top…