The New Salary Structure
IF THE FIRST CIVILIAN PRESIDENT EVER COMES, HE WILL EARN N350.000 per annum (about six times higher than the N60.000 the last civilian president earned). The Vice President and the Chief Justice of the Federation will take home N286.500 per annum ( up from N54.000 annual basic). Read full newsletter
Time for a Probe
From reports so far, it appears that the late head of state Gen. Sani Abacha, his family and acolytes–have cornered a least one-third of Nigeria’s GNP. Yet to be denied report confirm that another minister in his administration had in a vault under his home- a sum equivalent to the federal budget for health this […]
The Missing Billion$
The total sum of fraud committed against the people of Nigeria in the public and private services would come to a figure so staggering as to completely numb the imagination. Why is it so easy? Can we offer any satisfactory proof of fraud in high places? How much does a public offer earn to amass […]
Corruption in Government
CORRUPTION HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA. The last five years have spun a web from which billions of dollars were plundered by state officials, contractors and military apologists. As a political scientist noticed,”in Nigeria, corruption isn’t merely part of government, it is the object of government”. Read full newsletter
NNPC
WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NATIONWIDE FUEL SCARCITY? Why is impossible to have a constant supply of petrol for 30 days in a stretch? What happened to the nation’s strategic reserves? How much is Nigeria losing from fuel imports? Why has the government not found a solution to the fuel scarcity which has been since […]
Nigeria Postal Service
As at 1993 NIPOST was conducting business with over 172 countries but now many have suspended mail delivery to Nigeria. In December 1997 about 2000 letters from other parts of the world were found dumped on a bush path near Murtala Mohammed International Airport MMA, Lagos. view full newsletter
Local Government Touts
THE ESSENCE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (LG) is nearness to the people. It is expected to provide public services which are crucial to quality of life and productivity of the people. These services include: provision of portable water, good roads, markets with public conveniences, refuse disposal services etc. But some individuals have turned the LG […]
Murtala Mohammed Airport
The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja-LAGOS is a beautiful window into Nigeria and a veritable national landmark. But MMA is Dantes Inferno, a hell on earth, because the central air conditioning does not work…Read full newsletter
Demystifying BUDGETS
A budget is simply a financial plan. It would usually contain estimates of expected revenues and proposed expenditures. It is an important document because it attempts to tell what the immediate future would be and convey information critical to every economic choice. Read complete newsletter
NITEL
A visibly worried ex-communication minister Tajudeen Olarewaju an army general stood there speechless. In his mind were countless thoughts on could have happened and how the fire may have started. Equally disturbed on this occasion were the ministry’s Director General Mr. David Oyegun and the boss of embattled telecommunication giants, NITEL Buba […]
Editorial
Dear Citizen, We present to you SCRUTINY, the newsletter on accountability and the right to know published by INTEGRITY. We hold the view that accountability is the duty to truthfully and transparently do one’s duty.That is the obligation to to allow access to information by which the quality of such service can be evaluated. view […]
The Land Use Act
An Act to Vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who would hold such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to […]