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- 29 Jul 2015
FG Targets ‘Super Rich’ Civil Servants in New Anti-Corruption Push
Federal government anti-corruption operatives have been sent after ‘super rich’ public officers who have multiple properties and other assets suspected to have been the rewards of graft, according to…
- 11 Nov 2024
Senate to Increase EFCC Budget to Fuel Anti-Corruption Drive
The Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has expressed its commitment to increasing the budget allocation for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to support its…
- 31 Oct 2022
NCC Committed to FG's Anti-Corruption Crusade - Danbatta
Consistent with its recognition as an ethically-compliant public institution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 13 Jun 2021
Digital Technologies Facilitating Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Crusade — Pantami
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that digital technologies are facilitating the Anti-Corruption crusade of the administration of President…
- 8 Nov 2016
FG Launches Four Special Anti-Corruption Postage Stamps
Federal Government has inaugurated four special anti-corruption postage stamps created by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), to reinforce its resolve to wage total war corruption. Inaugurating the…
- 25 Apr 2024
NDIC Inaugurates Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) at its headquarters in Abuja. Speaking at the inauguration which was conducted by…
- 21 Feb 2025
AfDB Partners Interpol to Combat Financial Crime and Strengthen Anti-Corruption Efforts in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has taken a significant step forward in its fight against corruption and financial crime by signing a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police…
- 11 Dec 2025
FRC, ICPC Seal Anti-corruption Alliance
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance institutional…
- 11 Apr 2013
Anti-Corruption Risk Assessment Committee Begins Study of Sea Ports
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged its full support to the activities of the Committee on Corruption Risk Assessment project as the Committee commence risk assessment study of the ports…
- 24 Nov 2022
Danbatta Becomes EFCC's Anti-corruption Ambassador
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has received an ambassadorial badge from Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa,…
- 21 Feb 2016
FG Invites University Teachers to Join Anti-Corruption Battle
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has appealed to university teachers across the country to join the ongoing war against corruption by making their voices heard. The Minister…
- 8 Mar 2026
EFCC Seals Anti-Corruption Alliance with Anambra Security Chiefs, Traditional Rulers
In a strategic drive to bolster inter-agency and institutional synergy against economic and financial crimes, the Anambra Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has…
- 25 Jul 2016
Youths Key to Winning Anti-Corruption Fight- Badejo-Okusanya
The federal government’s on-going fight against corruption stands the risk of being totally dissipated if concise and strategic effort is not made to drive change in the mindset of the today’s…
- 15 Nov 2020
NeGSt Pushes TAS Solution to Aid Anti-Corruption Fight
The National e-Government Strategies Ltd (NeGSt) has said the Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (TAS) software solution, which it launched this week will help all Ministries,…
- 16 Dec 2016
Kano State Boosts Fight Against Corruption
The Kano State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice organised this year's International Anti-Corruption Day. The event was attended by many government representatives…
- 13 Jun 2021
TSA, BVN Eliminating Ghost Workers in Government – NITDA Boss
Malam Kashifu Abdullahi, Director General (DG), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that the use of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Bank Verification Number (BVN)…
- 9 May 2016
UK Paper Mocks Buhar’s Anti-Graft War, Says His Family Live Large
Mail Online, a British newspaper, on Sunday questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption credentials ahead of his arrival in London for a world anti-corruption summit to be hosted by David…
- 10 Nov 2019
Group, CBN in War of Words over Redeployment of Suspended Deputy Gov
Citizens Committee for Corruption-Free Nigeria (CCCN), an anti-corruption group, has called out Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for redeploying a deputy governor to the…
- 19 Aug 2016
US Embassy Officials Aid Corruption in Nigeria- Report
A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that despite the United States’ government efforts to combat illicit finance, poor governance, and violent extremism in Nigeria and the world…
- 13 Aug 2015
Activists Drag Fashola to EFCC over N78m Website Scandal
Civil Society Network against Corruption, a coalition of anti-corruption organisations in Nigeria, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the “questionable…
- 11 Aug 2016
CBN Orders Bankers to Declare Assets
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered workers in all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country to declare their assets in a move aimed at expanding the ongoing anti-corruption crusade to…
- 14 Dec 2018
Court Unfreezes Pinnacle Account, Counsels Anti-Graft Agencies
Nnamdi Dimgba, Federal High Court Judge has ordered Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to unfreeze the account of Pinnacle Communications Limited and counselled anti-corruption agencies…
- 8 Oct 2016
Buhari Asks EFCC to Probe His Children if Found Corrupt
President Muhammadu Buhari has got sterner with his war against corruption as he has reportedly told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies to probe even…
- 22 Oct 2016
Under Jonathan N1.3Trillon was Stolen by 55 People
Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has said that 55 people stole N1.3trillion from the national treasury in seven years under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch. The…
- 17 Aug 2017
Govt Officials Receive N400Bn Bribe Per Annum
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said roughly N400 billion is spent on bribes each year in Nigeria, taking into account that nine of every 10 bribes are paid in cash. The NBS stated this in…
- 24 Dec 2020
FOI: NGO Drags Bank to Court over Information
Citizens Awareness against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative (CAACASVI), anti-corruption vanguard group, has sued a bank for non disclosure of information, under the Freedom of Information (FOI)…
- 9 Feb 2016
Minister Hails Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has hailed the role being played by the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, led by renowned Professor of Law and civil rights…
- 28 Feb 2015
Ibori’s Conviction Costs £14m – Senate
Senator Victor Lar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, and Financial Crimes and anti-corruption, said on Friday that a whopping £14m (N400bn) was spent to secure the conviction of…
- 10 Feb 2026
CAC Reports 248 Fake Companies to EFCC, Tackles Banks
Hussaini Magaji (SAN), registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC) has accused some banks and financial institutions of undermining Nigeria’s anti-corruption and compliance framework…
- 9 Dec 2025
FG to Use Digital Economy Initiatives to Curb Corruption Among Youth
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has said that Federal Government is intensifying its use of digital-economy initiatives to curb corruption among…