The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu will deliver the Realnews 13th Anniversary Lecture on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos.
The event is slated to start by 10 am, according to a statement on Monday by Realnews, a general interest magazine that thrives on investigative journalism.
Aliyu’s acceptance to deliver the lecture, titled, “Cybersecurity, Illicit Financial Flows and Achieving Agenda 2063 in Africa”, was communicated to Realnews in an email in March 2025. Also, in a reply to Realnews reminder letter on 31 October 2025, he replied: ‘I will attend by God’s grace’.
Aliyu was appointed ICPC Chairman on 17 October 2023. A barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he reached the zenith of his legal profession for the desired Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank five days earlier.
He had served his home state of Jigawa as the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice (2019-2023), where he engineered several reforms in the justice sector, promoted the rights of women and children, and laid a solid foundation for transparency and accountability in governance with spearheading the establishment of public complaints and an anti-corruption commission in Jigawa state, Nigeria.
He collaborated closely with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Aliyu has served in various capacities, including as a lecturer at Jigawa State College of Islamic Legal Studies, Ringim; and the Faculty of Law or the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
He has been published in national and international journals and presented academic papers at conferences both locally and internationally.
His time at the ICPC is marked by exemplary leadership that carries the commission to higher heights and hangs it in the place of honour and dignity.
He is a rule-of-law-compliant leader who always upholds ethical standards and international best practices in the commission’s work. This has continued to attract respect, admiration, and high-level partnership deals with critical stakeholders in the country.
Born in Birnin-Kudu on 27 December 1977, Aliyu attended Central Primary School, Birnin-Kudu (1983 – 1989) and Government College Bauchi (1990 – 1995) for his secondary school education.
His educational journey included an LL.B from Bayero University, Kano State (1998-2003), B.L from the Nigerian Law School (2003-2004), LL.M from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State (2006-2011), and a PhD in Law from the Universiti Utara, Malaysia (2016-2019).
The lecture will be chaired by a former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips, who is also a former Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission.
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