Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kuje, Abuja, on Thursday, rescheduled to 3 February (Monday), the arraignment of a former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, for alleged procurement fraud he allegedly committed in office.

The trial judge Chinyere Nwecheonwu postponed the arraignment based on the request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to amend the charges.

The EFCC arrested Mr Yusuf in Abuja on Wednesday and detained him ahead of Thursday's proceedings.

At Thursday's hearing, defence lawyer, Isah Haruna, applied orally to the court for Mr Yusuf's bail.

However, the judge turned down the request, given that the defendant's arraignment has be...