The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal against Friday’s ruling by Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which dismissed a case of corruption against former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal. Ruling in a no-case submission made by...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria to tackle issues that lead to pervasive corruption and its effects on its economy. The advice was given when the IMF team, led by Mr Alin Shane, paid a consultation visit to the Independent Corrupt...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Three Civil Society International and local Groups – ReCommon, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) and Corner House have jointly written to President Buhari on the recent developments with regards to the various court proceedings relating to the corrupt award in 2011...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday fixed Dec.6 for trial of of the former Attorney-General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore, SAN, charged with corrupt offers to public officers. Shasore served as the Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner for Justice during the tenure of Mr Babatunde Fashola...
For the bleeding economy to resurrect, there must be a battle for a man who has proven moral and sacred emblem of integrity, selflessness, true to self, focus and determination without fear of the unknown bullets of tomorrow. Yes, someone must be an example for others to follow. The...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had succeeded in closing down 62 illegal degree awarding institutions in the country. The commission also said it closed down a fake NYSC Orientation Camp in its bid to tackle corruption in the education sector. The Chairman,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Department of Security Service (DSS) in Sokoto State on Tuesday renewed commitment to fight corruption in the state. The two organisations made the commitment at a meeting held at the state DSS office when Mr Garba Idris, the...
The Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele has said that Nigerians needed a leader with scientific understanding to fix the nation’s economy. Sen. Bamidele who said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, added that the President for 2023 should have the recipe to save...
Introduction I thank the organizers for inviting me to deliver the Keynote Address at this 4th National Summit on “Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector”. It is an honour, which I gladly accepted, and I am glad to be here with you today. “Corruption and the Education Sector in...
Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday said that no nation developed without adequate and appropriate investment in education sector. Jega stated this in his keynote address at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector with the theme: ‘Corruption...
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has described corruption in education sector as stealing the future of the country. Owasanoye stated this in Abuja at the annual ceremony of the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector with...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented SP Daniel Amah with a Public Service Integrity Award for displaying exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge of his duties. Amah, an indigene of Plateau received the award by President Buhari in Abuja at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A prominent anti-corruption group, Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TADI), says it will withdraw all petitions written against Registrar of Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede. Director of Media and Advocacy of TADI, Comrade Adamu Kabir Matazu, who made this known at...
Nigerians from different spheres of life in the South-East have blamed the parlous state of the nation’s economy on corruption and insecurity. The people spoke in separate interviews by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to evaluate how the economy has fared as the country marks its 62nd independence...
As a background to this piece, the word corruption came from the Latin word corruptus, which “means to break or to destroy.” Corruption according to AL-Gore, a former Vice President of the United States (USA), destroys and breaks that trust which is absolutely essential for the delicate alchemy at...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has recovered N2.8 billion assets in the last three years through its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking initiative (CEPTi). Mr Agwu Amefula, the ICPC Commissioner in Edo, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin during his presentation at...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged African leaders to fight tirelessly to get rid of corruption, lamenting that the continent has remained at the far end of global development index because of its menace. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Saturday, said Buhari spoke in his...
Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has urged traditional rulers, religious leaders and Civil Society Organisations to support government in fighting corruption in Nigeria. Owosanoye made the remarks during a sensitisation dialogue with traditional rulers, religious leaders and civil society organisations on...
There are many reasons as to why five Federal Commissioners of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) have ‘declared war’ against the Bureau’s Chairman, Prof. Mohammed Isah. But some insiders at CCB told PRNigeria that the rift between the Commissioners and Prof. Isah is totally unconnected with issues around...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has partnered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the deployment of forensic investigation to track criminals. The partnership was established when NSCDC Forensic Unit officers paid a visit to EFCC Headquaters Forensic Laboratory on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Tersoo...