Corruption

The EFCC chairman also revealed that at least five officers are currently being prosecuted for alleged corrupt practices, while case files involving other personnel are being prepared for prosecution.

September 07, (THEWILL) — According to Transparency International’s 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Nigeria scored 25 out of 100, ranking 145th out of 180 countries surveyed. In this index, a score of zero represents a country perceived as “highly...

October 07, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, identified frivolous appeals, alleged intimidation of judges by lawyers and judgments delivered on grounds of technicalities as some of the major challenges impeding the war against corruption in Nigeria. According to...

March 03, (THEWILL)-  "Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy, “ John C. Maxwell Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, through a statement issued on January 25, 2024, asked President Bola Tinubu to account for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s $3.3...

March 03, (THEWILL) - It is hard to see the end of the probe launched by the Senate into the payment of over N30 trillion Ways and Means secured from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, by the immediate...

March 02, (THEWILL) - Special Adviser to the Governor on the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr Dennis Akura, says he read in a section of the media with utter dismay venal and mischievous allegations of missing ₦20bn...

December 15, (THEWILL) - The Pyrate Confraternity has expressed concern over the spate of corruption in Nigeria. This is as it describes corruption as, “an unfortunate phenomenon and a danger that is posing a lethal threat to human integrity.” It said...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Last August, some law enforcement agents were arrested for extorting money from motorists at Mile 2 in a sting operation approved by Lagos State Commissioner of Police. Has money stopped changing hands between motorists and...

October 18, (THEWILL) - The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says its corruption survey is aimed at assessing the Federal Government’s fight against corruption. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Semiu Adeniran, said this at the Train the Trainers programme for...

October 10, (THEWILL) - A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to 7 years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65...