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BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organization leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in public finance in Nigeria, has called on the government to audit security spending and close loopholes for corruption in the budget process.

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An anti corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has tasked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe the dismissed officials of the National Examination Council (NECO) In a release signed by it’s Chairman, Olanrwaju Suraju, in Lagos over the weekend, HEDA asked the ICPC to carry out the investigation on the dismissed officials. …

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Folake Sokoya His Imperial Majesty, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, the Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom has stated that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is the true fighter of corruption in Nigeria. The traditional ruler disclosed this on Monday while receiving the PDP’s candidate and party Chieftains in his Palace in Akure, Ondo …

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Dayo Emmanuel Former General Secretary of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Professor Yusuf Turaki, has said that corruption has been narrowed to stealing money alone while there is more to the “disturbing hydra headed monster.” Turaki made this known during the 50th wedding anniversary of founder of the West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Gary Maxey and his wife, …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said there will be no compromise in his government’s anti corruption crusade. Buhari made this known when the former President of South Africa and Chairman of the AU/ECA High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa,Thabo Mbeki visited him. “For my administration, fighting corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Nigeria is non-gegotiable,” said President Buhari. …

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Tayo Olanipekun President of the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Nikki Haley, has said the U.N. is too silent on the role corruption plays in fueling violence, instability and criminal activities in countries. Haley, who is the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, said this yesterday when he chaired a Security Council meeting on corruption,emphasizing that corruption plays “undeniable role …

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Tayo Olanipekun Nigeria has been ranked 148th on the 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index of the Transparency International (TI), making it the 16th corrupt country alongside Guinea and Comoros. In the report made available to National Wire on Wednesday, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland ranked first, second and third respectively as the least corrupt nations, scoring 89, 88 and 85 in …

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A civil society group, One Voice Coalition has addressed the media on current state of the nation, calling on the Fedreal Government to be sincere to Nigerians. The event which held at the Centre for Constitutional Governance, Ilupeju, Lagos, featured journalists and members of the civil society organisations who held a passionate brainstorming session addressing the current situation in the …

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Nigerian Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said corruption and insecurity had never been more severely dealt with in the history of the country than the administration is currently doing, even as he disclosed that a reliable figure of the looted funds recovered by the administration was not in his possession. The Information Minister, while speaking on Friday night …

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British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, said UK and Queen Elizabeth II were committed to playing a key role in making Nigeria a better place. Arkwright, according to a statement by Joseph Abuku, Media Officer, British High Commission in Nigeria, stated this at a ceremony to mark the queen’s 91st birthday in Abuja on Tuesday. The High Commissioner …

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