Anti-corruption advocates, civil society organisations and legal experts have called for whistleblower protection law to empower citizens and public servants in their fight against corruption. They said that stronger legal safeguards were imperative to the fight against corruption in Nigeria. They made the call at the First National Interactive Forum on Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Executive Council (FEC) said on Wednesday that the response from the Whistleblower Policy initiated by the Federal Government has since lost momentum. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing the State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the President Villa in Abuja. She […]
A Magistrates’ Court in Wuse, Abuja has ordered the arrest of an Abuja-based whistleblower, Jeff Ove, following his failure to appear in court for trial for allegedly given false information to the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Properties. The Chief Magistrate, Ahmed Ndajiwo, on Friday issued bench warrant against the Bayelsa State […]
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that investigation on 534 cases out of a total 1,231 communications on the whistle-blower policy have been concluded with four convictions secured. Adeosun said that the ministry of finance undertook 791 investigations out of 1,231 tips the Ministry got, saying that 10 were presently under prosecution and […]
…my client will collect nothing less than 5 percent- Lawyer Lawyer to the security officer who alerted government officials to the recovery of N13bn in an Ikoyi residence has disclosed why his client is yet to be paid, Sunday Punch is reporting. According to the national daily,the lawyer for the whistle-blower, Yakubu Galadima, informed the […]
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said that the whistleblower who provided information that led to the recovery of N13 billion cash by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos private home will be paid this month. Adeosun, who explained that the delay was due to the need to follow […]
* We never said we have paid whistleblower – EFCC The whistle-blower that gave information leading to the recovery of humongous N13billion cash from Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, has faulted the claims of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he is now a millionaire and is undergoing counselling of fund and […]
.He’s undergoing counseling as he has never seen a million naira before -EFCC .Court orders temporary forfeiture of flat with N13bn cash In what can be referred to as uncommon miracle, the fortune of a Nigerian who blew the whistle leading to the discovery of humongous cash of N13 billion inside a flat on Osborne […]
Crashes fertilizer price, attaches whistleblower number on bag,The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), also known as the Sovereign Wealth Fund, has resuscitated 11 fertilizer blending plants across the country, which substantially brought down the price of fertilizer, ended fertilizer subsidy and ensured the availability of the commodity. This was disclosed by the Managing Director, Sovereign […]
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Faith Based Organizations and NGOs under the auspices of Stand Up 4 Nigeria {SUN},has called on former Nigerian Presidents, Statesmen and nationalists to prevail on the Senate led by Dr Bukola Saraki to retrace its steps before plunging the nation into international embarrassment that has never been witnessed […]
The Ministry of Finance, says it has so far received 2,351 tips from whistleblowers bordering on cases of embezzlement of government funds, looting of assets and contract inflation, among others. In a statement signed by Mr Festus Akanbi, the Special Adviser, Media to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said the tips came via […]