Success Nwogu Human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, and the Executive Chairman, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, have said the avowed anti-corruption of President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, was futile. They spoke in Lagos on Thursday during the public presentation of ‘Compendium […]
Tom Okpe, Abuja Deputy chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos (PDP, Plateau) has been honoured by the Guardian newspapers’ with the award of Distinction in Lawmaking and Representation. The Guardian in recognizing the lawmaker said Musa Bagos who represents Jos South/Jos East Federal constituency of Plateau state in the House […]
Philip Clement, Abuja In an effort to enhance transparency in it’s operations, the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has inaugurated it’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU). Speaking during the inauguration at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme said if it was imperative for the Directorate […]
Nigeria’s CPI rating in terms of anti-corruption efforts has been a source of contention in recent years. Following the publication of the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report for countries around the world for 2019, which ranked Nigeria 146th out of 180 countries, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, reportedly announced that […]
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson, has cleared the embattled leader of the African Bank of Development, Akinwumi Adesina, of corruption allegations, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP. Adesina, 60, a magnetic speaker known for his exquisite suits and neckties, turned into the primary Nigerian to rudder the AfDB in […]
The Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami said on Saturday that he did not stop anti-corruption agencies from investigating alleged fraud in Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). Malami in a statement on Saturday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu, described any claim to the […]
Abuja – The Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), says it recovered N594.09 billion in three years through implementation of the whistle-blowing policy. Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman PACAC, said this at a two-day Roundtable on Whistle Blowing for Revenue Generating Agencies in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) in […]
The first batch of rehabilitated cybercrime suspects have offered to help the Federal Government to fight the menace in the country. The eight suspects, who were presented by the Velma ARC Foundation in Abuja after they went through one-month rehabilitation bootcamp in Ilesa, Osun State between January 20 and February 16, introduced their pet projects […]
By Kolawole Olaniyan When Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was named by the African Union as its first “anti-corruption champion in Africa” in 2018, he called on member states to “invest in institutions to entrench transparency and accountability.” But the recent push by many lawmakers from his All Progressives Congress (APC) party to grant themselves immunity […]
Anambra State Government at the weekend inaugurated its Open Government Partnership (OGP) Action Plan and the State Anti-Corruption Strategy Document. The Open Government Partnership is an international multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving transparency, accountability, citizen participation and government’s responsiveness to citizens through technology and innovation. The initiative aims to bring government, civil society and non-state […]
An anti – graft campaign organisation, the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (ACIF) and has cautioned the acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr. Joi Nunieh, against paying contractors for abandoned, non-executed and shoddily completed projects in the region. The body, however, called for due diligence from the two inaugurated committees for contract […]
The government of the United States of America has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal commitment to the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria. Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson of the State Department said “We welcome President Buhari’s personal commitment to anti-corruption fight, and we will continue to support civil society and other Nigerian efforts to combat […]
A coalition of eight Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Say No Campaign, has urged the Federal Government to prosecute officials of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), indicted by audit reports recently submitted by the Auditor-General of the Federation. The CSO groups included Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA), Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), […]
To give the anti – graft crusade of the Buhari administration a boost, the federal government has been advised to deploy the services of auditors in its service as well as others in the private service. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) also appealed to auditors in the country to key into the fight against corruption. […]
A group, Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (ACIF) has said it will approach a competent court of law in the next seven days in order to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and prosecute former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Professor Nelson Brambaifa, if the anti-corruption agenvy fail […]
Abuja – The Office of the Vice President has made public the letter which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo wrote to the organisers of Anti-corruption Defender Award of 2019. The letter made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, indicated that the vice president had given two reasons why he would not be able to attend the […]
Mr Jacob Onu, National Coordinator of the National Anti-Corruption Marathon Race, says plans have been concluded for the flagging off of the 2019 edition of the race by President Muhammadu Buhari on Dec. 9 in Abuja. Onu told newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that over 4,000 participants would feature in this year’s event. READ ALSO: […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has urged youths to take ownership of the anti-corruption fight in the country. A representative of the ICPC, Mr. Laban Lakum, stated this at an engagement meeting with youth leaders on anti-corruption behavioural approach and social norms held in Bauchi. He said that the fight […]
…Says FEC monitoring plight of workers, utilisation of Paris Club Refund by Govs President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja said leaders who undermine the economy by denying workers their benefits, while stuffing personal accounts with public funds will not escape the current anti-corruption dragnet. Buhari dropped the warning when he received All Progressives Congress […]
A civil society groups, Citizens Watch Advocacy Initiative (CWAI), Peace and Anti-Corruption Advocacy (PAC) and Transparency Network Centre (TNC) has commended and lauded the courageous initiative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) under the leadership of Comptroller General, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, for the proactive prayer session declared by the organization towards the […]