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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly have again been reminded of the need to strengthen the fight against corruption by enacting whistleblower law in Nigeria. Civil society organizations, the Progressive Impact Organisation For Community Development (PRIMORG) and the Africa Center For Media And Information Literacy
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been urged to prosecute seven top officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who were allegedly involved in a bribery scandal to the tune of N12bn. An exclusive investigative report by PREMIUM TIMES had exposed that the high-ranking officers of NCS indicted for
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… Says Nigerians improving on ethics, integrity The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says implementing the National Ethics and Integrity Policy (NEIP) improves compliance with ethics and integrity while urging Nigerians to join the fight against corruption. ICPC asserted this while participating in an anti-corruption radio
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The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has disclosed readiness to ensure value for the vast sums of money spent on constituency projects and resolve to continue prosecuting culprits. Aliyu assured that the anti-graft agency would go after contractors
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The Federal Government has been alerted that birth certificate applicants under 18 years of age are still being asked to pay arbitrary fees by officials of the National Population Commission, NPC. The information is coming on the heels of investigations by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development, PRIMORG, and
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… Govt urged to strengthen the fight against sexual violence The father of a 17-year-old girl, who was raped in Mpape, FCT-Abuja, by a neighbour last year, has cried out for justice. Mr Ousmane Abdou, the father of the victim, reported what he described as a rape case and attempted murder
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Cross River State Government and the Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have been urged to probe procurement violations, abandoned and poorly executed projects littered across the state between 2016 – 2023. The state basic education board had said it completed 616 infrastructural projects to improve the quality of education of
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President Bola Tinubu has been urged to extend enquiry into all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) indicted of paying over N159bn public funds into private accounts in violation of financial transparency laws. The call is coming on the heels of a recent investigative report by Premium Times and data