The Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has lamented how corruption has continued to undermine developmental sectors in the country and called for urgent attention. In a press statement on the International Anti-Corruption Day, which was commemorated on Monday, CISLAC’s Executive Director, Mallam Auwal Musa Rafsanjani said: “Corruption continues to plague every sector of Nigeria’s socio-economic and political landscape, …

The Minister for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande has announced the set up of a Youth Help Desk, as a platform for youths to report cases of corruption and seek help when needed. Monday 9 December was International Anti-Corruption Day. At an event to mark the Anti-Corruption Day, held at the UN House in Abuja on Tuesday, Olawande, who lamented …

President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly have again been reminded of the need to strengthen the fight against corruption by enacting whistleblower law in Nigeria. In the last five years, civil society organisations, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and the Africa Centre For Media And Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) have been advocating for the …

The leadership and members of the National Assembly (NASS) have been urged to prioritise enacting legislation to protect whistleblowers and a new audit law. Setting an anti-corruption agenda for federal legislators, Civil Society Organisations, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) also warned lawmakers against efforts to “whittle down the powers of …

The Nigerian critics’ community is unfair to the greater majority of the population! Since the advent of the so-called democracy in the country in 1999, a disproportionate majority of critics and public policy analysts focus on the government at the centre while most states are underserved by these critics and analysts. Yes, the policy decisions of the federal government have …

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has called on President Bola Tinubu to lead the anti-corruption campaign. At the celebration of 60 years of Aare Afe Babalola at the bar on Monday at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that the nation was yet to be free from the tenterhooks of corruption as indicted …

In a society deeply entrenched in corruption; the National Assembly should be seen as a beacon of hope. The National Assembly, driven by the mission to eradicate corruption, has taken the responsibility of fighting this pervasive evil by passing into law, “The Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)”; and “The Terrorism Prevention Act and The Proceeds of Crime Act”. Public support …

If Nigeria is desirous of reducing corruption, it must take certain measures including teaching civic responsibilities in primary and secondary schools, and tertiary institutions. Other suggestions by the policy advocacy online platform, Think Tank on Nigeria (TTON) included sharing social values and collective interests by the citizens to aid the fight against corruption; continuous electoral reforms to improve transparency, reduce …

Going through heaps of files, old newspapers and other records in my library a few days ago, I came across pieces of unsolicited advice I had offered mint-new President Muhammadu Buhari on how he could make a success of his tenure as the country’s fourth president circa the Fourth Republic, which started its run in 1999. One of the materials, …

The Federal Government and its agencies have been criticised for failing to take full advantage of investigative corruption reports churned out by media organisations in Nigeria. In contrast, commendations have gone to MacArthur Foundation for supporting the anti-corruption fight in the country. Two renowned journalists and anti-corruption campaigners who identified the absence of a whistleblower law as a significant difficulty …