The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu, has stated that the appointment and election of incompetent individuals to leadership positions in Nigeria’s local government councils are significantly undermining governance and fueling corruption at the grassroots level. Speaking at a one-day dialogue on local government autonomy organized by the Civil Society Legislative …

Right lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest government officials allegedly behind the missing N71.2 billion Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). PUNCH Online reports that the ICPC, in a statement, said it had commenced a comprehensive investigation into alleged discrepancies surrounding the disbursement of student loans under the …

Corruption thrives where there is silence -– Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu Compare the above quote from Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the youthful Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), with the one often attributed to the 18th-century Irish philosopher, Edmund Burke, which states: ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good …

The nation’s political elite has started the process of rigging the 2027 general elections, Prof Adele Jinadu has said. Delivering his keynote address at the Policy Dialogue on “State of Anti-Corruption Policy and Practice in Nigeria”, in Abuja, yesterday, the Professor of Political Science said known party members were being appointed as commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). …

The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Musa Aliyu says 70 per cent of Nigerians approached for a bribe in 2023 refused to comply. Aliyu spoke in Kano on Monday at the ICPC roundtable with state attorneys-general in the north-west on strengthening the commission’s capacity for corruption prevention. The ICPC chairman noted that the …

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 …