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3 Jan
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has commenced an investigation into the alleged six-week degree scheme in Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Technologies (ESGT) in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The Commission in a statement by its Spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said the move began when ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu…
28 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has been called upon to order the immediate handing over of all the indicted persons and entities to the Economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies for immediate trial. A coalition of 259 anti-corruption, civil society and human rights groups, Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER) behind the…
27 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has been called upon to order the immediate handing over of all the indicted persons and entities to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies for immediate trial. A coalition of 259 anti-corruption, civil society, and human rights groups, Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER) behind the…
18 Dec
To say that Nigerians are demoralisedover the spendthrift attitude of their governors, at a time the ordinary Nigerian is finding it difficult to survive is a gross understatement.
15 Dec
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offence Commission (ICPC) says there is a high level of corruption in all spheres of sectors especially in the three arms of government and the private sector in the last two years.
15 Dec
A Civil Society Groups coalition have condemned alleged blackmail and extortion against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and other government agencies over allegations of 48 million barrels missing crude oil.
14 Dec
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, swore in the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliu; and the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa. They were recently confirmed by the Senate.
13 Dec
The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof Tunji Olaopa, on Wednesday, said his first task in the Commission under him will be to make a scapegoat of corrupt elements who soil the service's image. Prof Olaopa gave the hint while speaking to newsmen after his swearing-in as Chairman of the FCSC, along…
13 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Dr. Musa Aliyu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Aliyu was sworn in at a brief ceremony that took place before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting began in the State House on Wednesday. Also, President Tinubu swore in…
8 Dec
About two weeks ago, Mr Olumide Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at the International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Paris, France, lamented that only by sheer luck will the Nigerian judiciary produce a good judge and that the country is under ‘judiciary capture.’
4 Dec
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched 30 anti-corruption clubs in selected secondary schools across Kaduna state.
1 Dec
A coalition of anti-corruption groups has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate a viral audio where some politicians in Delta State were allegedly discussing how they secured tribunal judgements in favour of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).…

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