The corruption charges brought against Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) have seen their proceedings adjourned to February 23, 2024.

The decision was rendered by Justice Baumgartner during a recent plea and trial preparation hearing at Southwark Crown Court, specifically in Courtroom 14.

In the 15-minute session, neither the former minister nor her two co-defendants, Olatimbo Ayinde and Doye Agame, were required to enter pleas.

They were, however, asked to confirm their identities. When the court clerk inquired, “Are you Diezani Allison-Madueke?” the former minister nodded and responded with a “yes.”

Meanwhile, Doye Agame requested a variation of his bail conditions, allowing him to stay at an address different from his known location within the United Kingdom.

The judge granted this request. Allison-Madueke, on the other hand, did not seek any modification to her bail conditions.

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She is presently on a £70,000 bond and is required to remain at her known London address between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily.

Before adjourning the proceedings, the judge reminded Allison-Madueke and Ayinde of their bail conditions and the variation granted to Agame.

The charges against the former minister involve allegations that she accepted bribes in exchange for the awarding of multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts while serving in the administration of then-President Goodluck Jonathan between 2010 and 2015.

She is accused of benefiting from up to £100,000 in cash. Allison-Madueke has not entered a plea to these charges, and the anticipated trial is expected to span six to seven weeks.