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 raid is part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged mismanagement of a N90billion intervention fund intended for the 2024 Hajj. It was learnt that the anti-graft agency operatives stormed […]
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 be focused more on whistle-blowing and intelligence gathering in order to be active change agents in the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave […]
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, saying their advocacy and passion to see things done the right way could change the narrative of the fight against corruption in Nigeria. This charge was given at a one-day […]
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. Akpoghene was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before the Delta State High Court, Asaba. ICPC had, in a one-count charge before Justice Onome […]
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 of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), Mr. Yildiyel Musa Takat over fresh allegations bordering on fraud and employment racketeering. The defendant was dragged before Honourable Justice A. A. Fashola […]
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 be investigated for their roles in the collapse of their institutions. Managing Director/ Chief Executive, NDIC, Bello Hassan, disclosed this in Lagos during a workshop organised by the Corporation for […]
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 billion relief fund approved by the Nigerian Federal Government to state governments. The organization stated this in a statement made available to Nairametrics. The recent economic crisis and escalating cost […]
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 show more commitment to the fight against economic and financial crimes. He made the call in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at a One- Day Interactive […]
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 the Sustainable Development Goal targets. The advice was given by the Head of Secretariat of the African Union High Level Panel on IFFs and the Working Group on Common Africa […]
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 demand and supply alone had produced such an extraordinary result. Or was the situation compounded by elite capture of resources, manipulation of markets, and corruption? As countries cautiously reopen, concerns […]