Category: CORRUPTION WATCH
Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Agency Raids Hajj Commission Office Over Alleged Fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja. The […]
EFCC Chairman Tasks Youth on Whistle Blowing, Intelligence Gathering
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged members the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, across the country to […]
ICPC Charges Youth Corp Members to Lead Anti-Corruption War
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has challenged youth corps members across the country to be involved in the anti-corruption fight, […]
House of Assembly Staff Bags Two Years in Jail over N14.5m Salary Fraud
A staff of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. John Adjeke Akpoghene, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over N14.5 million salary fraud. […]
Again, ICPC arraigns Assistant Director on Fresh Charges over Job Racketeering
For the second time in a week, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an Assistant Director in the Office […]
NDIC to Probe Directors of 183 failed Micro-Finance Banks, Others
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has hinted that directors of the recently closed 183 microfinance banks, MfBs, and Primary Mortgage Banks, PMBs, will soon […]
Budgit Demands Transparency in Distribution of N5bn Palliatives
BudgIT, a civic-tech organization advocating for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance has called for openness and accountability concerning the distribution of the N5 […]
Chukkol Charges CSOs to be more involved in Anti-Graft War
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, has called on Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, across the country to […]
How Corruption Hinders Nigeria, Others from Achieving SDG Targets – AU Chief
African countries, including Nigeria, have been advised to arrest the alarming rate of corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in order to develop and meet […]
Tackling Corruption in Governments’ COVID-19 Health Responses
When the World Bank expressed concern that “prices have gone up by 20 times—or 2,000%—for some items during COVID-19”, the question arose of whether market […]