Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has once again called on Nigerians to join hands in the fight against corruption. In a statement in Lagos, Lagos State Anti-Corruption Commissioner of the ICPC, Mr. Kabir Elelu made the call during an Awareness and Sensitisation rally to commemorate this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day. He said it was pertinent for …

The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Sule Abdulaziz has said that the management in recognising the gravity of corruption, is poised to prevent and stamp out the menace in the agency. At the unveiling of a Preventive Guide Handbook to educate members of staff against corrupt practices by the agency’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) on Thursday …

The 10th session of the Senate said it is considering the consolidation of revenue collection into a single agency through a legislative action to curb duplication, tackle corruption and ensure seamless transactions by taxpayers. This was contained in a communiqué on Sunday at the end of the three-day retreat organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) …

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former president, Fernando Collor de Mello to eight years and 10 months in prison for corruption on Wednesday, part of the fallout from the country’s sweeping Car Wash graft investigation. The high court had convicted Collor of taking 20 million reais ($4 million) in bribes as a senator from 2010 to 2014 in exchange for …

An Akure High Court, in Ondo State has assumed jurisdiction over the trial of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oloyelogun, and two others for alleged fraud involving the N2.4 million fund belonging to the Assembly. Justice Adegboyega Adebusoye of Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) …

Some worried employees of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to look into cases of alleged fraud and corruption at the agency. However, NSITF’s General Manager/Head of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Ijeoma Oji-Okoronkwo denied knowledge of any wrongdoing in the organisation. …