The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday announced that it has begun tracking constituency projects worth N610 billion across 22 states. The anti-graft explained that the initiative aims to ensure that the projects are not abandoned and that the allocated funds are properly utilised. In a statement on Tuesday, the ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, revealed …

A group of election observers, who monitored the recent governorship election in Edo State, has submitted a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)  accusing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of misconduct. The observers, mainly lawyers under the Tap Initiative, specifically called for the arrest and prosecution of senior INEC officials, alleging …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned the serving Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Zamfara State, Hauwau Abdulkarim, alongside a lecturer with the Sokoto State College of Education, Abdullahi Boyi, over alleged certificate forgery. ICPC accused the two defendants of forging an appointment letter and subsequent use of the same for application …

The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu has lamented that, despite efforts by the anti-graft agency, budget padding and contract scams remain threats to Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIPs), popularly referred to as Constituency Projects. During a radio town hall meeting on constituency projects, organised by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community …

Rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has written to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas in opposition to the view canvassed by former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba on the legal status of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter dated 17 …

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 …

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has handed over a truckload of palliatives he confiscated to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for investigation. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Tersoo Kula, in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday, while handing over the palliatives to the anti-graft …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) grilled former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, regarding contract irregularities and job racketeering at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) during his tenure. The ICPC had previously summoned several top officials of the NSITF for questioning regarding an N47 million gratuity paid to the immediate past Managing …

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, has warned that the commission would take action against any official or individual who defies the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy. The Supreme Court, in a July 11 judgment, affirmed the financial autonomy of the Local Governments in Nigeria. The court also …

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu; and his counterpart in the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Abdullahi Bello, have called for urgently passing a whistleblower protection law in Nigeria. The duo made the call during a radio town hall meeting organised by Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) in partnership with Africa …