Nigeria Not Fighting Corruption – Obi
Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi has faulted the current administration’s style in the fight against corruption. Read more
Take anti-corruption campaign to school, UN advises FG
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), has advised the Federal government to start early to teach Nigerian Children the right things to help effort in fighting corruption in the country. Read more
ICYMI: Uproar in Senate as Buhari excludes South-South, South-East from EFCC board
There was a rowdy session in the Senate on Tuesday over the four members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more
Presidency speaks on EFCC raid on Atiku sons’s apartment
The Presidency on Monday defended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), saying the anti-graft agency did not raid an apartment occupied by the two sons of Atiku Abubakar. Read more
We’re against corruption, not state govts –EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that it was not against state governments or any person, but fighting to end corruption in Nigeria. Read more
Full text of President Buhari’s address on anti-corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari has told members of the African Union that the fight against corruption is a battle for the souls of all countries and one that must be won. Read more
Ribadu, seven other ‘Global Anti-Corruption Heroes’ celebrated
The pioneer chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, is among eight individuals and organisations recognised globally for their role in curtailing corruption at an event held Friday in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Read more
International Anti-Corruption Day: CSOs decry slow pace of anti-graft war in Nigeria
Ahead of the International Anti-corruption Day on December 9, a group of civil society organisations in Nigeria led by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has decried the slow pace of the fight against the scourge in Nigeria. Read more
Reasons For Corruption In Nigeria And Workable Solutions
Corruption in Nigeria is a topic that needs no definition nor introduction, it is a regular on the national dailies and not a single day goes by that our radios do not remind us of just how corrupt every aspect of our society is. Read more
Nigerians elected you to fight corruption, group tells president
A group, Paradigm Initiative, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sit up in his anti-corruption fight, because that was why Nigerians elected him. Read more
Nigeria, Russia sign agreement to tackle terrorism, other crimes
The federal government has signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with Russian government to tackle terrorism and other criminal activities in both countries. Read more
My return in 2019 non-negotiable, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his supporters not to panic, saying his return to power in 2019 is non-negotiable. Read more
Court orders final forfeiture of Shagaya’s N1.9bn to EFCC
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N1.9bn belonging to billionaire business woman Muinat Bola Shagaya to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Daily Trust reports. Read more
Anti-corruption: Complaints Commission targets MDAs, private sector
Chief Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission (PCC), Chille Igbawua, yesterday revealed that plans were underway to stem out administrative injustice and bureaucratic corruption in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as in the private sector. Read more
Corruption: SERAP asks Adamu to refer Cross River Basin to EFCC, ICPC
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Engr. Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources, urging him to use his good offices and leadership position to urgently refer the allegations of widespread and systemic corruption involving the management and leadership of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) to the […]
Court sends SUBEB Chairman to 41 years imprisonment
A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State, has sentenced the Chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Murtala Adamu Jengebe to 41-year in imprisonment. Read more
CITAD Urges Voters To Elect Credible Candidates In The 2019 Election
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), an NGO, has urged the electorate to elect credible candidates in the 2019 general election and ensure they hold elected public officers accountable always. Read more
Nigeria loses $6bn to Malabu oil block deal
HE last is yet to be heard of the controversial Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL 245), otherwise known as Malabu Oil Block, to Shell and Eni as a report submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reveals that the operators of the block took away oil profit from the government and the Nigerian people […]
NEWSEFCC, INTERPOL sign MoU on corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the International Police, INTERPOL. Read more
Stakeholder’s Roundtable on Ethics
From 23rd – 28th November 2018, a series of round-table discussions were held to discuss the role of business ethics among professionals in Nigeria juxtaposed against international business ethics.