Tag: Whistle-blowing
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Whistleblower policy: ICPC witch-hunts no one – Chairman
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) has said that the anti-graft agency does not witch-hunt any Nigerian. This was disclosed by Bolaji Owasanoye SAN, Chairman of ICPC, during
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The gains, losses and grief of whistle blowing
When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office on May 29, 2015, one of his cardinal focus was the fight against corruption, because of his belief that “if we do not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria. The fear of corruption became so palpable that the “body language” of the president assumed a warning signal. Apart from…
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Whistleblowing: Sen. Olujimi, Others express optimism over enactment Of law
As civil society groups heighten the campaigns for the enactment of the whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection law in Nigeria, one of the foremost supporters of the bill Senator Abiodun Olujimi has expressed optimism that the law can come before the end of the ninth session of the National Assembly in 2023 Both Senator Olujimi and…
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Whistle-blowing: Presidential committee says citizens need to raise voices against official corruption
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has identified fear of victimization and lack of trust as major bottlenecks of Whistle-blowing Policy in Nigeria since its launch in December 2016. The committee however says citizens must continue to raise their voices against incidents of corruption in official quarters to save Nigeria from the evils of…
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FG rakes in N123bn through whistle blowing policy – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has said that the whistle-blower policy of the Federal Government has yielded about N123 billion so far. While speaking at an evaluation workshop on the whistle-blower policy and asset tracing team organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption on Friday, Adeosun, who was represented by the Head,…
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Whistle blowing: We’ve received 400,000 SMS alerts from petitioners – FG
The Federal Government has said it has so far received 400,000 telephone short messages from whistleblowers on looted funds. This was revealed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Friday. Mohammed said contrary to speculations that the Whistleblowers Policy might be on the wane, it is thriving quietly and the “discreet…
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Fashola wants FG to extend ‘whistle-blowing’ policy to power sector
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has called on the Federal Government to extend its ‘whistleblowing’ policy to the power sector to curb energy theft. Fashola made the appeal in Enugu at the 16th Power sector monthly meeting, sponsored by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company. He said that available statistics revealed…
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Jonathan developed framework for whistle-blowing, TSA, BVN, others – Rep
…says National Assembly will pass whistle blowing bill soon A member of the House of Representatives, Abiodun Olasupo (representing APC- Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju Federal Constituency) has said former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration developed the framework for the whistle-blowing, Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Biometric Verification Number (BVN). Olasupo also said the bill on whistle blowing is at…
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FG extends whistle-blowing to recovery of illegal weapons
As a strategic way of replicating the success of the whistle-blowing policy on recovery of looted funds, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday directed his National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Munguno (retd.), to design a template that will be used to reward persons who give information to government on individuals who are in illegal possession…