Tag: Anti-Corruption
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FG’s anti-corruption crusade receiving global applauds – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that the Federal Government’s efforts in fighting corruption and deepening good governance in the nation were being applauded worldwide. Describing corruption as a threat to the nation’s existence, Osinbajo insisted that the scourge was responsible for why the nation had no savings and invested only “very little” in infrastructure…
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Anti-Corruption War: A Campaign Compromised?
By Abdulahi Osi “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” – President Muhammadu Buhari It was May 29 2015 when that speech was made by the then newly inaugurated President Muhammadu Buhari. That punchy line resonated across the country, from the vast landscape of the north to the forest region of the south.…
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‘Buhari’s anti-corruption fight is like Satan calling Judas a sinner,’ says PDP governors
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday condemned the spate of scandals rocking the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government. They likened the fight against corruption by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to Satan calling Judas Iscariot a sinner. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum who is also the Governor of…
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Buhari signs anti-corruption, tax administration, other agreements
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed some international agreements that will reinvigorate his administration’s anti-corruption war, improve national security and boost the nation’s economy among others. The agreements ratified included Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters; Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters; Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons;…
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“Return or resign’’ protesters wants to derail anti-corruption war – Presidency
The Presidency has described the “Return or resign’’ protesters as an illegal assembly formed to frustrate the ongoing Federal Government’s campaign against corruption in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, stated this when he addressed members of the Centre for Civil Society and Justice (CCSJ),…
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Releasing names of looters will slow down anti-corruption war – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said releasing the names of some looters, as ordered by a court, would slow down the anti-graft war. Mohammed said this on Sunday while speaking on Channels TV. He said the Federal Government has to protect the privacy of indicted persons who voluntarily returned their loot. He said some…
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Buhari’s anti-corruption agenda is crumbling–it’s taken Saraki’s acquittal to really see it
By Kolawole Olaniyan It’s often said that one person with a belief and courage is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. Nigeria would seem to have produced such person when president Muhammadu Buhari assumed office on Friday, 29 May 2015, at least judging by his perceived anti-corruption credentials during his stint…
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Anti-corruption fight must start from churches, says Osinbajo
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday said for corruption to be completely eradicated in the country, the fight against the menace must start from churches. He said it was only when church leaders resolve to ostracise and expose corrupt members of their congregation that the problem could be solved. Osinbajo spoke at a special…
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Senate passes Witness Protection Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed the Witness Protection Bill to enable persons receive protection in relation to information and evidence rendered to law enforcement agencies during investigation. The bill, sponsored by late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke (APC-Osun), was passed after consideration of report on it by the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters at…
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We’ll support media in anti-corruption war – Sagay
Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption has expressed its readiness to cooperate with the media in the fight against corruption. Prof. Itse Sagay, the chairman of the committee, gave the assurance at the 12th Annual Ramadan Symposium organised by the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja. He advised the media to be more…