The National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Bola Tinubu, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for a paradigm shift in Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts from reactive crackdowns to proactive prevention, stressing that only systemic and attitudinal change can defeat the deeply rooted menace. Ribadu made the call on Saturday while delivering the 9th Oba Sikiru Adetona Annual Professorial Lecture organised by Olabisi …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned widespread institutional weaknesses, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and pervasive corruption in Nigeria, which compromise governance at all levels. ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, on Saturday, expressed concern over the lack of inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability in governance during the union’s 23rd National Delegates Conference at the University of Benin, Main Campus, Ugbowo. Osodeke …

The Acting Zonal Director, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate, Bawa Usman Kaltungo on Friday visited the Executive Officials of Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) along with his management team on courtesy call. Kaltungo who was newly posted to the Zonal Directorate expressed gratitude to the NUJ members for the support and …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr.Ola Olukoyede has expressed surprise at the attitude of his fellow citizens who complain of corruption but support corrupt leaders in various ways when they are prosecuted. During a visit at the weekend in Abuja by officials of the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), led by Mr. Chris Olukolade, the …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday fired back at some opposition party chieftains in the country over recent attacks on the reforms and policies of the current administration under President Bola Tinubu. The Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, had on Friday echoed the recent criticisms from opposition parties when he stated that President Tinubu’s …

It’s a good omen perhaps for Ghana that its just concluded election on the eve of World Anti-Corruption Day was devoid of tension even as the will of the people triumphed. The ruling party was roundly defeated. Interestingly, conceding defeat by Vice-President Bawumia was not much of a task at all. “We have conceded defeat like any consummate democrat. But …

The recent virulent outbursts on a national television programme by a United Kingdom-based Nigeria lawyer, Prof. Fidelis Oditah, calls for serious concern as it was nothing short of corruption fighting back. One is taken aback that Oditah, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), though far from home, could go on a national television’s live programme to display or feign lack …

A non-governmental organisation, Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) has urged the media to support the war against corruption by rallying round the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement in Abuja on Sunday by JAC’s Programme Coordinator, Mr. Kehinde Osifisan, the group said that the media has a “duty to hold the government accountable to the people”. The statement …

A pro-democracy organisation, Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR) has urged Nigerians to own the fight against corruption by reporting corruption incidents and promoting transparency and accountability. At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, VCR’s Executive Director, Akinloye Oyeniyi said: “We must recognise that combating corruption is a shared responsibility; and with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) recent …

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), has described corruption as a cancer that has severely affected the performance of the education sector. He noted that the lower levels of the education system have been the most impacted. Aliyu, represented by Grace Agha-Ibe, made these remarks during a workshop organised by …