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Defence
ICPC rallies 36 state AGs, stakeholders against corruption in Abuja
Dr Musa Aliyu, the Chairman, Independent Corruption Practices and other Related Offences Commission(ICPC), has stressed the need to build a unified front against corruption in the country. Demola Bakare, Spokesperson for the Commission (ICPC), in a statement on Sunday, quoted Aliyu as saying that the ICPC had put in place strong measures to tackle the menace. He said that the…
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ICPC tasks engineers on transparency, standards
The ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Aliyu, SAN, has urged engineers to embrace transparency, integrity and adhere to required standards for accelerated infrastructural development across the country. Mr Demola Bakare, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday, that Aliyu made the call in Abuja. Bakare said the ICPC boss was speaking…
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economy
CMD to partner EFCC, ICPC to stop activities of unaccredited management training centres
The Acting Director-General of Centre for Management Development (CMD), Mrs Modinat Olusoji, has called for partnership of law enforcement agencies with the centre in tackling the operation of unaccredited management training firms in the country. Olusoji in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, said that there was need to enforce the law against…
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Defence
ICPC warns against undermining S/Court judgment on LG autonomy
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has warned against undermining the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Aliyu spoke on the sidelines of the 6th General Assembly of the Network of National Anti-corruption Instructions…
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ICPC tasks students on fighting corruption
Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), has urged students across the country to uphold integrity and shun corrupt practices. Aliyu made the call on Wednesday at an anti-corruption debate among student members of Anti-Corruption Vanguards in Abuja. The event with the theme, “Youths Rise Against Corruption” was organised by the ICPC in collaboration with…
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Defence
We’ll wield big stick against corrupt legislators – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed determination to sanction corrupt state Houses of Assembly legislators Dr Musa Aliyu, the Chairman of ICPC, communicated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of a three-day capacity building workshop for Jigawa State Legislators. The theme of the workshop is “Transparency and Accountability: Effective Legislative Tools Towards…
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ICPC to unravel alleged missing of 13,350 diapers at Kebbi hospital – Adamu
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has vowed to unravel alleged missing of 13,350 diapers meant for antenatal care at a Primary Health Centre in Sambawa community, Kebbi. The commission said it would investigate the criminal conduct and bring the culprits to book. The Chairman of ICPC, Dr Musa Adamu, said this at a one-day conference,…
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ICPC poised to tackle corruption in health sector- chairman
Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says the commission is poised to address corruption and corrupt practices in the health sector. Aliyu said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a one-day conference on Engendering Corruption-Free Primary Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria, organised by the ICPC. The conference is with the theme:…
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Featured
Education commissioners, ICPC meet to brainstorm on sexual harassment cases
Commissioners for Education in the country will engage with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja to strategise on best way to address the pervasive issue of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The meeting which is expected to focus on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions is convened by the ICPC and Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI),…
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Group urges anti-graft agencies to investigate alleged tax corruption in NSITF
The Transparency and Accountability Group(TAG), a civil society coalition against corruption, has called on anti-corruption agencies to probe the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) over alleged non-remittance of N2.1 billion workers’ tax. The group made the call at a news conference by the Executive Director, Centre for Responsive Governance, Mr Ayodeji Ologun, on Friday in Abuja. Ologun also called…
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Defence
Anti-Corruption: EFCC, ICPC secure 3,412 convictions, N366.9bn forfeiture
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) secured 3,412 convictions, forfeiture of N366.97 billion through judicial process and recovered N161.6 billion within one year. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known during the joint briefing by Security, Defence and Response agencies organised by the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee under…
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ICPC warns corps members against corrupt practices
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has advised corps members in Osun to join the fight against corruption and social vices in the country. Mrs Winifred Ngboro, Head of Public Enlightenment and Education Unit, ICPC, Osun office, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo. Ngboro, who…
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judiciary
Alleged extortion: Lawyers petition ICPC, I-G, seek tax board probe
Two legal practitioners, Bala Dakum and Nurat Usman, have petitioned Dr. Musa Aliyu, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), over alleged extortion levelled against the Joint Tax Board (JTB). Dakum, a principal partner, and Usman, a counsel, in the law firm of B.I. Dakum & Co., in two letters jointly signed by them, also petitioned…
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ICPC lawyer not qualified to practice, Suspended UNICAL professor tells court
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission’s (ICPC) counsel, was not qualified to practice as a lawyer. Prof. Ndifon, through his lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, made the allegation in a motion on…
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Ajaokuta probe: Urhobo group warns against protecting culprits
Urhobo Progressive and Development Union (UPDU), a South-South group, has condemned the petition to the Senate by some traditional rulers in Kogi seeking to stop the probe of Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCL) bordering on allegations of corruption. The leader of the group, Ogheneruno Oghenetega, in a statement on Monday, described the petition as despicable. Oghenetega said that just as every…
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economy
ICPC, NCS partner on training, tackling corruption
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) has pledged increased synergy with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on training and stamping out corruption. The ICPC Commissioner, Mr. Garba Tukur-Idris, gave the assurance when he received Mr. Kamal Muhammad, the NCS Area Comptroller in Charge of Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, on a courtesy visit on Thursday in Sokoto. Tukur-Idris,…
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Alleged sexual harassment: Court dismisses suspended UNICAL professor, lawyer’s no-case submission
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed the no-case submission filed by Prof. Cyril Ndifon and his lawyer, Mr. Sunny Anyanwu, against the charge by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, held that the evidence led by the prosecution constituted a prima facie case against the duo. Justice…
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