Members of the press are invited to The Commonwealth Secretariat’s 11th Regional Conference for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, from 21-24 June 2021. Heads of anti-corruption agencies in the region will meet to provide timely assessment, share experiences and discuss progress towards meeting the UN Social Development Goal 16 which incorporates specific targets relating to reducing […]
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In fulfilment of his campaign promise, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday forwarded the Oyo State Anti-Corruption bill, 2019 to the state House of Assembly for legislative action. According to a statement by his chief press secretary, Taiwo Adisa, the governor presented a copy of the draft bill to his Special Adviser, Legislative Matters, […]
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Nigeria, represented by Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will henceforth lead Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa, comprising 19 countries. The appointment was announced at the 8th Regional Conference of the body which ended in Abuja on Friday. The group said in a communique that the […]
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The Secretary-General of Interpol, Jurgen Stock, on Friday led a delegation of the Interpol to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja, where he hailed the anti-graft agency’s performance. Stock, who was received by the Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, was delighted at the efforts of the anti-graft agency and assured them of the global organisation’s support at the […]
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Nigeria has officially moved out of the Transparency International 10 most corrupt countries index, few days after the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) chairman got an endorsement from 25 countries around the world in an opinion poll conducted by United Kingdom based Global Peace Movement International. In the latest transparency index […]
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In a statement by Dayo Adeyeye, the peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the APC-led federal government as a complete failure, describing its anti-corruption fight as a disaster. “It is clear that the APC-led Administration is hell-bent on hounding and grounding opposition by intimidating perceived enemies to cover up for its failures and maladministration”, he […]
Continue ReadingIjaw elder-statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade will give Nigeria a better future, if allowed to succeed.The Ijaw leader spoke in Warri, Delta State, at the announcement of the academic year of the newly approved Law Faculty of Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo (ECUK). Speaking in the company of […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has restated its commitment toward recovering the loots from Nigerian treasury, asking looters to “vomit’’ what they stole in the interest of justice.Mr Osita Nwaja, the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, gave the looters a piece of advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Continue ReadingIn recent times, a lot of interest has been generated by the action of the Commission in freezing the accounts of suspects that were investigated or are currently being investigated. Some commentators have tended to ascribe vindictive motives to this action In order to prevent misinformation, it is imperative to explain the reason behind the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a National Prosecution Coordination Committee to handle high-profile criminal cases in Nigeria, including corruption and terrorism. Buhari, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo during the inauguration at the Presidential Villa, on Friday, in Abuja, expressed his administration’s commitment to tackle corruption, other economic crimes and terrorism. He, however, urged […]
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