News reports and articles on corruption, anti-corruption and related matters.
The planned launch of the National Integrity Barometer 2020, will change the corruption perception that Nigeria has had to grapple with over the last few decades.
The MACN through CBi held its 3rd roundtable session in Port Harcourt, to enlighten Maritime stakeholders on SOPs for Nigeria’s Sea Ports & Terminals.
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has refuted reports that it poisoned former Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank) chairman Tunde Ayeni while in custody. Read more
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to join hands with the commission in order to form a united front against corruption. Read more
Nigeria moved to 144th from 148th in Transparency International latest corruption perception index worldwide, that also saw the United States dropping four notches out of the top 20 countries in the world. Read more
Hard times await obligors to the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Read more
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said the apex bank is a knowledge-based and visionary institution, which aims to build human capacity for the financial system in particular and the economy in general. Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of leadership, despite lots of criticism, could well turn out to be just what Nigeria needs at this stage in her development. In Chinua Achebe’s 1983 book ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’, he states that social miracles could happen. He said this right after he famously and vehemently declared that “the trouble […]
So Nigeria has not fallen over because it was de-listed from the J.P Morgan Emerging Markets, Government Bond Index (EM-GBI). JP Morgan suggested that Nigeria’s foreign exchange regime has lacked desirable levels of liquidity and transparency; they also suggested that Nigeria lacked a fully functional two-way market. CBN refuted the JP Morgan claims avowing that […]
What is the purpose of our National Assembly? To act as gatekeepers and toll collectors or to act as a check and balance to the other arms of government (Executive & Judiciary)? What primary function does legislation play in modern society and what therefore should we expect of Legislators? There has been widespread public uproar […]