Tag: ICPC
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N2.6bn Covid-19 funds for school feeding programme diverted to personal accounts – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed how the sum of N2.67 billion paid to some federal colleges for school feeding during the COVID-19 lockdown ended up in private bank accounts. Bolaji Owasanoye, ICPC chairman, made the disclosure in his keynote address at the second national summit on diminishing corruption.…
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Why we arrested, quizzed NDDC officials – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed details it quizzed some top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over various allegations of corruption. Recall TheNewsGuru had earlier reported that the anti-graft quizzed some NDDC officials for alleged graft. Azuka Ogugua, the spokesperson of the Commission, confirmed the report…
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JUST IN: ICPC quizzes top NDDC officials over alleged diversion of N5.4bn COVID-19 funds, others
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recently quizzed top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over various allegations of corruption. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of the Commission, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Ogugua said the allegations included diversion of funds, procurement fraud and…
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Senate summons Finance Minister, CBN, EFCC, ICPC, others
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to brief it on measures put in place to curb revenue leakages through tax evasion and money laundering activities by international oil companies (IOCs), proceeds of corruption and other criminal activities involving illicit financial flows. Also to appear before the…
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ICPC seizes multi-million property linked to Bauchi Gov
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has seized a multi-million naira property belonging to the Bauchi Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed. It said the seizure was pursuant to its powers contained in Section 45 (4) (a-c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000. But Mohammed cannot face…
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ICPC investigating cases of COVID-19 fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is investigating alleged cases of corruption in the management of COVID-19 funds and palliatives. The commission’s Director of Operations, Mr Akeem Lawal, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of stakeholders on the topic, “COVID-19 Funds Management and Monitoring”, on Thursday. In a presentation…
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Court orders ICPC to take over properties of ex-JAMB Registrar, Dibu Ojerinde
[4:00 PM, 4/25/2020] Emma TNG: A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of Gravity FM, Igboho and some other properties belonging to Ex-Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde. Ojerinde, was also pioneer Registrar of the National Examination Council, NECO, had joined the All Progressives Congress,…
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Instruct EFCC, ICPC to track, monitor spending on coronavirus – SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position to “urgently instruct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to jointly track and monitor spending by federal agencies and state governors to…
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Anti-graft War: Change ICPC’s name, Osunbor tells FG
…says name does not reflect war against corruption Former Governor of Edo State Governor, Senator Oseirheimhen Osunbor has advised the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency change Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC’s name as it does not reflect war against anti-corruption crusade. Osunbor who spoke at the 40th anniversary of Nigeria Institute of…
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Woman, others imprisoned 160 years over counterfeit naira notes
A woman, Hadiza Bello, and three other collaborators have been sentenced to 160 years in prison by a Federal High Court, sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, for dealing in fake naira notes. The convicts were dragged before the court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, after they were caught at a…