Tag: ICPC
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Photos: ICPC recovers three ambulances, 500KVA transformer from Kashamu
Three ambulances and a 500KVA transformer have been recovered from Senator Buruji Kashamu, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), said on Thursday. The agency said the items were part of 2016 constituency projects meant to be distributed in Ogun East Senatorial District. The items were discovered at his Constituency Project Office…
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Judge opens account in maid’s name, saves N870m – ICPC
A Nigerian judge, Margaret Igbeta, who retired as president of the Benue state Customary Court of Appeal, opened an account 11 years ago at Ecobank, in the name of her maid and saved N870million($2.4million) during the period. Her bulging bank account understandably drew the attention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission…
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Nothing to show for N2trn spent on constituency projects – ICPC
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said the nation had spent about N2 trillion on constituency projects without commensurate development at the grassroots. The Commission’s spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday quoted the chairman as saying it at the induction of newly-qualified…
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NYSC to partner ICPC in mobilisation of corps members
The Management of the Nation Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and that of Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have agreed to partner in ensuring that graduates mobilized for national service are genuine. This came at the instance of a courtesy visit to ICPC Headquarters, Abuja by NYSC’s Director General, Brigadier General Shuaibu…
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EX-NIHSA DG jailed for using state fund for sallah
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has secured the conviction of a former Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Mr John Ayoade Shamonda, after being found guilty of using part of the money meant for the Federal Government project to fund sallah welfare package. A statement from the spokesperson for the…
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N2.5bn NBC fraud: ICPC drags Lai Mohammed to court
The immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has been scheduled to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme. The planned appearance of Mohammed was revealed by the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission…
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ICPC raises alarm over increasing number of abandoned multi-billion naira estates in Abuja
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has raised alarm over the rate owners of multi-billion naira housing estates in Abuja abandon their property the moment the commission initiates investigation into their ownership status. Its Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, who stated this in Abuja on Monday, said the development has become a…
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We’ll rid Nigeria of corruption – ICPC
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says the commission would support the Buhari administration in ridding the country of corruption. He said this while declaring open the Consultative Meeting of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) to “Develop Faculties for Training on Corruption Risk Assessment…
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ICPC to appeal ruling that freed suspended SEC-DG Gwarzo
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it would appeal the ruling on the ‘No Case Submission’ in the trial of the suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo. Mr Gwarzo and the Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services of SEC, Zakawanu Garuba, were tried by the ICPC.…
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Sad! Civil servant arraigned over buying $140,000 US property
Victor Igboanugo, a director in the Federal Ministry of Education has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for purchasing a property worth $140,000 in the United States of America and taking kickbacks worth millions of naira. During his arraignment before Justice V. B. Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory…