Tag: corruption
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Nigerians Call For More Women In Governance, Say It Will Reduce Corruption
Exasperated by rising corruption in Africa’s most populous country, stakeholders in the fight against corruption in Nigeria have identified adequate inclusion of women in governance as an antidote to public sector corruption while lamenting the government’s effort in implementing the revised National Gender Policy (NGP). The call for the inclusion of more women in governance…
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Buhari seeks confirmation of 7 ICPC members
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking confirmation of the appointment of seven members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The letter was addressed to Senate President
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HYPPADEC cautions staff against corruption, unethical conduct
The Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has cautioned its workforce against corrupt and unethical practices in the discharge of their duties. The Managing Director, Mr Abubakar Yelwa, gave the caution at the opening of a two-day workshop on asset declaration and code of conduct in Makurdi on Monday. He said it was imperative…
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Immigration fires 4 personnel, demotes 14
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed four personnel and demoted 14 others for various offences.
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Why corruption is so pervasive in Nigeria – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday explained why corruption has been deeply ingrained in the country.
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Weah-led govt corrupt, must be kicked out, says former Liberia VP Joseph Boakai
The Presidential Candidate of Liberia’s Opposition Unity Party and the Country’s former Vice President, Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, has urged Liberians to kick out President George Weah over corruption that is capable of returning the country to the nation’s pre war conflict situation if not brought to a halt immediately. The former Vice President, at…
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PRIMORG’s Constituency Project Tracking: Corruption Declining, Implementation Still Challenging Says ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has reduced the incidence of corruption in the execution of constituency projects through its projects tracking exercise across the country. The anti-graft agency disclosed that following the advent of constituency project tracking in 2019, there had been a decline in the incidence of…
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Mayor of Frankfurt, Peter Feldman on trial for corruption
Peter Feldman, the mayor of Germany’s financial hub of Frankfurt, is standing trial for corruption. The prosecutors, on Tuesday, said Feldman abused his office and gained advantages for himself and his wife. The trial is connected to a scandal surrounding the social association Arbeiterwohlfahrt, known as Awo. According to the prosecution, Feldmann’s wife received an…
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South Africa ex-head of PCI, Mdluli corruption case adjourned for pretrial
The corruption case against Lieutenant General Richard Naggie Mdluli, who was the head of Police Crime Intelligence in South Africa (2009 to 2012), and two others has been adjourned till February 6 next year for the purposes of a pretrial meeting. When the matter was postponed last month until Tuesday, it was to allow Mdluli…
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Why Buhari extended crusade against corruption to academic institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week extended the ongoing fight against corruption to the nation’s education sector to demand accountability in the administration of academic institutions. This, he said, has become imperative to address corrupt practices in the institutions.