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December 26, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: 2019 Campaign Will Focus On Security, Economy, Fight Against Corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said his re-election campaign will focus on the scorecard of his administration in the key areas of security, economy and the fight against corruption. Speaking at a Christmas Homage by residents of the Federal...

July 3, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Implores African Leaders On Corruption

The Federal Government has stressed the need for African countries to continue to strengthen anti-corruption laws and enforcement institutions and systems. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call at the just concluded 33rd Session o...

June 27, 2018 No Responses

ICPC Recovers 17 Vehicles From Ex-FAAN Officials

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered 17 vehicles from former officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The officials left with the vehicles after their retirements or disengageme...

March 17, 2018 No Responses

Jacob Zuma Faces Corruption Trial

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country’s defence in the late 1990s...

February 10, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Approves Retirement, Dismissal of Justices

Following recommendations from the National Judicial Council (NJC), President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the compulsory retirement of Honourable Justice A. F. A Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Honoura...

March 26, 2017 No Responses

‘How to tackle corrupt Vice Chancellors’

To successfully tackle corruption in Nigerian Universities, Vice Chancellors accused of corruption must be arrested and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), has said A...

February 14, 2017 No Responses

FG will intensify war against corruption, says Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government will intensify the war against corruption to ensure that all those who abused the collective human rights of Nigerians through mindless looting of the treasury are...

October 26, 2016 No Responses

Minister laments ‘high-level’ corruption in Customs

Efforts by the Federal Government to realize money from revenue generating agencies such as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is being hampered by alleged high-level corruption, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said. Addressing members of the Senate Com...

September 21, 2016 No Responses

Obama lauds Buhari’s campaign against corruption

President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his ongoing efforts to tackle corruption in Nigeria. Speaking on the sideline of the 71st United Nations General Assembly holding in New York, Obama...