The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye has said that Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) are draining the country’s foreign reserves and revenue. At a one-day hybrid sensitisation workshop on the published ‘Guidelines for Private Sector Response to IFF Vulnerabilities in Nigeria’, organised by the commission in Abuja on Thursday, Owasanoye said that the …

About five senior officials in the Department of Farm Inputs Supports Services (FISS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development were arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged diversion of funds. They were said to have been arrested around 9 am on Thursday in a sting operation which …

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) said over the weekend denied media reports that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided its offices. On Friday, an online report alleged that officers of the DSS “removed” all incriminating files relating to President Bola Tinubu and his close aides from ICPC and the CCB. In a statement on Sunday, CCB’s …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recovered, seized, restrained and forfeited assets worth over N454.8 billion between February 2019 and March 2023. This was contained in a report entitled: “Overview of ICPC Performance: 2019-2023” presented by the Deputy Director, Planning Research and Statistics Department of the ICPC, Jude Okoye, at a two-day capacity building …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba; and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately invite and prosecute Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa over the latter’s “admissions” at the floor of the Senate last Saturday. During the valedictory session of the ninth Senate last Saturday, Bulkachuwa, who represented Bauchi North …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has held the bid opening for the 2023 planned disposal of assets forfeited to the Federal Government. Twenty-five auctioneers participated in the bid opening at the Abuja headquarters of the ICPC. The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, quoted the ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, as promising in …

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 …

Indications emerged that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered uncompleted constituency projects by National Assembly members worth over N45 billion. The projects were tracked by sectors and states, showing the numerical and percentile breakdown of the projects. This is part of the Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative of the ICPC, which is in …

The Senate on Tuesday passed an amendment to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Act with stiffer punishment for false petitioners. Specifically, the amendment to Section 25 of the Act, now provides two-year imprisonment with no option of fine on anyone whose petitions to the commission is found to be false or intended to mislead. This …

Governors of the 36 states of the federation are to meet on Tuesday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) on how to manage their states’ security votes. Attempts to get governors to react to the implication of the meeting for their states last night proved abortive, as …