Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, on Monday, fixed Thursday for ruling on the bail application filed by former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is standing trial over the N2.2 billion fraud charges.

On Friday (12 December), the trial judge, Maryam Hassan, remanded Mr Ngige in Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned him on eight counts of fraud and accepting bribes.

EFCC said Mr Ngige, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, allegedly committed the offences while serving as the labour minister during the immediate-past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

The minister, who earlier se...