Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is facing N2.2 billion fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

It comes after Mr Ngige spent six days in prison in Abuja, where trial judge Maryam Hassan detained him on 12 December to await bail hearing and ruling.

Ms Hassan, who heard the bail application on Monday, ruled on Thursday, granting bail to Mr Ngige, a former Anambra State Governor.

The judge, who overruled the prosecution's objection granting the former minister bail, held that bail conditions must not be unreasonable, adding that setting stringent c...