To curb increasing corruption in the public sector, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has called for the publication of assets declared by public and civil servants by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. In a statement by the spokesperson of ICPC, Azuka Ogugua, the chairman of the Commission, Bolaji Owasanoye,…
ICPC Drags 2,000 Corporate Defaulters into Tax Net
To shore up revenue for the government, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has forced 2,000 defaulting firms into Nigeria’s tax net. Bolaji Owasanoye, a professor of Law, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN and chairman of ICPC, revealed this last week at the end of a capacity building for ICPC investigators…
Bribery Saga: Acquitted Federal Lawmaker Blames Notable Politician for his travail
Discharged and acquitted by an Abuja High Court over bribery allegation, the kinsmen of Johnson Oghuma, the lawmaker representing Estako Federal Constituency, Edo State, in the House of Representatives have pointedly accused a well known Politician in Edo State of being behind his ordeal. They accused the said politician of sponsoring the petition to the…
War Against Corruption or War Against Opposition?
President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption is yielding visible results yet more money is being looted from government treasury than ever while loyalists and core APC members appear exempted from prosecution. Five years into the eight President Muhammadu Buhari has to leave indelible marks on the sands of time, some loyalists are getting worried that…
ICPC Recovers N117m Worth of Constituency Project Items from Senator
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC says it has recovered items worth N117,123,375.44 million from the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State. According to a statement published by the anti-graft agency, the move was part of its effort at ensuring the satisfactory execution and completion of all Constituency Projects…
Buhari Can Fight Corruption – Ekpo Nta, ICPC
Special Interview Soldiering may be far from his mind, but if Ekpo Nta, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission, ICPC, were not a lawyer, he probably would have been a military man. Behind the soft, smooth and urbane exterior, he hides the tough tissues of a soldier. As the head of…
JAMB Results To Be Valid For Up to 2 Years
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is planning to make its examination result s now valid for use by students for up to 2 years. Dibu Ojerinde, JAMB Registrar disclosed that this would be possible if there was an aptitude test and that the JAMB board would use the Iris of the eye to…
Bribery: Travellers, Airport Workers, Face Five-Year Jail Term
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Sunday warned airport workers and travellers to desist from offering and receiving bribes. The Commission said it has commenced secret surveillance at the nation’s airports to check corrupt practices. Nta Ekpo, ICPC Chairman, who was a guest on focus, an African Independent Television, AIT,…
Obasanjo Bemoans State Of The Nation
Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria has again taken a swipe at the Goodluck Jonathan administration over what he described as attempts to encourage violence in the country. “As a leader you must not deliberately do evil or condone evil. You should know that you will one day give account to God, you may cover…
ICPC Warns Against Fake Tax Clearance Certificates
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has sounded a note of warning to business organizations and private citizens who use fake tax clearance certificate, TCC, and audit reports to apply for contracts. In a statement released in Abuja, the ICPC said it is committed to bringing to book public officials who…
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