December 19, 2022
Nigeria: ICPC to Appeal Ruling Acquitting Ex-Bauchi Governor's Aide of Corruption Charges
The Bauchi State High Court had, on 13 December 2022, discharged and acquitted Mr Isa of all the 36 charges of corruption preferred against him by the ICPC. Read more »
December 14, 2022
Nigeria: Corruption in Nigerian Justice System May Spark Another Mass Protest - OOU Don
Mr Adekoya, who is a Professor of Law, also called for scrapping of the Court of Appeal to reduce the layers of courts traversed in the search for justice. Read more »
Nigeria: How Jailing of Senator for Corruption Has Unsettled Akwa Ibom Politicians
Politicians are struggling to re-strategise after Bassey Albert, a frontline candidate for next year's governorship election, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for receiving… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Nigeria: International Anti-Corruption Day - Inspirational 'Oases' in a Corrupt Nigeria
It's another edition of the International Anti-Corruption Day. This hardly means anything in the official circles in government in the country with otherwise infallible elements… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Nigeria: Alleged N-Power Fund Fraud - ICPC Releases d'Banj
D'banj was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. Read more »
Nigeria: D'Banj Breaks Silence on Arrest
PREMIUM TIMES broke the news of D'banj's detention after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Detaining D'Banj - Probe into Alleged Fraud at N-Power Scheme Continues
The claim by the ministry comes as a hint that its petition to the ICPC could have triggered the arrest of the pop star, D'banj, over alleged fraud in the payment system in the… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Nigeria: Anti-Corruption War - How Obasanjo Heaped Praises On Ribadu Before Getting Sacked By Yar'Adua
Mr Obasanjo, three days after leaving office as president sent a letter of commendation dated 1 June 2007 to Mr Ribadu praising him for his resilience and doggedness against… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Nigeria: How Governors, Chairmen Perpetuate Corruption At LG Level - Buhari
"What they did, this is my personal experience, if the money from the Federation Account to the state is about N100 million, N50 million will be sent to the chairman but he will… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Jails Ex-Akwa Ibom Finance Commissioner 42 Years for Corruption
The candidate has been taken to Ikot Ekpene prisons, Akwa Ibom State, to serve his prison terms. Read more »
December 02, 2022
Nigeria: YPP Reacts to Jailing of Its Akwa Ibom Candidate for Corruption
The party said they will appeal the judgment. Read more »
November 29, 2022
Nigeria: How Unexplained Wealth Fuels Corruption - VP Osinbajo
Mr Osinbajo says the biggest challenge the country faces is how to protect the youth and the next generation from the moral and ethical crises in the country. Read more »
November 28, 2022
Nigeria: Editorial - Rescuing Nigerians From Multi-Poverty Trap
Nigeria has no choice but to win the war against corruption, defeat Boko Haram and its allies and entrench accountability in governance. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Recovers U.S.$1 Billion in Looted Funds Since 2015
The government says the proceeds of the fight against corruption had been ploughed into the nation's economy as a means of impacting the livelihood of Nigerians, through different… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Nigeria: How Zamfara Governor Allegedly Laundered State Funds Through Cash Withdrawals
The Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has since confirmed that three serving state governors were being monitored over their suspected moves to launder stashed billions of naira… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Nigeria: Using Military Force, Nigerian Naval Officer Encroaches On Civilians' Properties in Lagos
The naval officer also ignores an ongoing court case and deploys soldiers to assault civilians on disputed land. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - CJN Warns Election Tribunal Judges Against Corruption
A total of 307 judges will be serving on Election Petitions Tribunals set up to adjudicate disputes that may arise from the 2023 elections. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Reps Panel Accuses Minister, DG Budget Office of Undermining Buhari's Anti-Corruption Fight
The lawmakers said the underfunding of the OAuGF is a deliberate attempt to stifle the capacity of the agency to fight corruption. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: How New Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Laws Will Boost War Against Corruption - PACAC
The Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022 and the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, were recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Notorious Arms Dealer, Wanted in Nigeria, Lands Multi-Million Dollar Deal in Senegal
In 2020, OCCRP revealed that a Nigerien government audit found Hima had brokered corrupt arms deals worth $240 million. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Court Strikes Out N36 Billion Corruption Case Against Ex-Jigawa Governor, Saminu Turaki
The case was struck out due to a lack of diligent prosecution from the EFCC Read more »
September 14, 2022
Nigeria: Understanding How Corruption Impacted Nigeria's Covid-19 Response
The details of how the billions of naira donated under the Nigerian Private Sector Relief Fund Against COVID 19 (CACOVID) was spent remain hazy and unaccounted for till date. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Nigeria: Why Buhari Won't Withdraw INEC Rec Nominees Accused of Corruption, Partisanship - Lai Mohammed
Some civil society organisations recently alleged that four of the RECs nominated for INEC by President Muhammadu Buhari were either corrupt or partisan. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Nigeria: Pandora Papers - New UK Law to End Secret Property Investments By Nigerians, Others
Before the new provision, individuals could launder suspicious funds through notorious secrecy and tax havens and hide behind shell companies incorporated in those havens to… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: Alleged N25billion Fraud - EFCC Grills NDDC's Account Director Over Corruption
The NDDC director, who arrived at the EFCC office in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday, was still being interrogated as of press time. Read more »