Corruption

Nigeria has joined the global community in observing the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), also called International Anti-Corruption Day 2023, designated on December 9th each year. To…

The Northwest Zone of Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has made recoveries of about eleven billion naira (N11,000,000,000) within the zone in one year. This is in its continuous…

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, says that the fight against corruption is a collective responsibility of all civil servants. Dr. Kana stated this during a two-day sensitization programme on…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of Nigeria has urged legal practitioners to collaborate with law enforcement agencies to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The Chairman of ICPC…

According to judicial reports, the former transport minister of Burkina Faso, Vincent Dabilgou, was found guilty of "embezzlement of public funds," "illicit enrichment," and "money laundering" and given an eleven-year prison sentence, seven…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has urged officers and men of the Nigerian Police to shun extortion and other forms of corruption to enhance their public image of the profession as well as in the fight for a crime-free…

Amnesty International has urged states in West and Central Africa to tackle corruption and stop "persecuting" human rights defenders who speak out against it. In a report launched for Africa Anti-Corruption Day, the organization…

President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated his desire that the foundation laid by this administration in the war against corruption would be sustained by successive governments in the country, as corruption remains an existential threat to…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says Sunday his ruling African National Congress (ANC) was determined to 'fight against crime and corruption' after a series of graft scandals have damaged the party's popularity. Ramaphosa was…

The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has promised to change the mode of fighting corruption in Nigeria. According to the presidential aspirant, the fight against corruption needs…