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NEITI, EFCC, ICPC strengthen alliance against corruption in oil sector

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has intensified efforts to strengthen accountability in Nigeria’s oil, gas, and mining sectors by deepening its strategic partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The renewed commitment was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by NEITI’s Director […]

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ICPC charges lawyer Mike Ozekhome with fraud over London property

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed a criminal charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. The charge concerns allegations of fraud involving a property in London. The ICPC filed the three counts through its lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, who heads the High Profile Prosecution Department. The charge was filed at the Abuja […]

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ICPC flags 13 agencies as high corruption risk

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has identified 13 ministries, departments and agencies as high corruption risk in its 2025 integrity report. The commission assessed 357 MDAs in its Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard report released on Tuesday. The EICS, alongside the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Units Effectiveness Index, assessed MDAs’ internal control […]

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ICPC launches probe against NMDPRA boss Farouk Ahmed

The Nigerian oil and gas sector has been plunged into renewed controversy following a decision by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to probe a petition filed against Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The petition, submitted on December 16, 2025, by Dangote Group […]

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Cybercrime, corruption drain Africa $80bn annually — ICPC

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Aliyu, has warned that cybercrime, corruption, and illicit financial flows cost Africa $80 billion every year. Aliyu disclosed this on Thursday during a keynote address at the Realnews 13th anniversary lecture series in Lagos, themed “Cybersecurity, Illicit Financial Flows and Achieving Agenda […]

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ICPC arraigns two over N4.8m employment scam, forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned two men, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, before an Abuja High Court over a N4.8 million employment scam and forgery. The defendants were brought before Justice B.M. Bassi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, […]

ICPC criticizes procurement contracts over integrity gap
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Sokoto river basin director jailed for corruption

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has secured the conviction of Mr. Rabiu Musa Matazu, Director of Administration of the Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority, for corruptly converting public funds to personal use. Matazu was arraigned before Honourable Justice Abbas Bawule of the Katsina State High Court on a four-count charge […]

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ICPC recovers N271bn from tracked projects in North

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has revealed that it recovered about N271.054 billion from the North-West and North-East out of 1,440 projects tracked between May 2022 and July 2025. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu made the revelation on Wednesday in Kano at a one-day media workshop for […]

ICPC criticizes procurement contracts over integrity gap
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State commissioners partner ICPC to fight grassroots corruption

The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, and other state commissioners across the country have teamed up with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to tackle corruption. In a statement made available to The PUNCH, Oyelade, who participated in the ICPC roundtable Meeting in Abuja with his colleagues from other states, […]

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ICPC probes alleged N71.2b shortfall in NELFUND disbursements

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has initiated a thorough investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, focusing on a reported N71.2 billion shortfall in student loan disbursements. The ICPC announced on Thursday that it has summoned NELFUND’s Chief Executive Officer, Akintunde Sawyerr, Central Bank of Nigeria officials, […]

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Tinubu swears in new ICPC, FCSC chairmen

President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Musa Adamu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The Federal Executive Council was preceded by the ceremony, which was held in the State House Council Chambers. In addition, eleven other people were sworn in as members of the Federal Civil […]

ICPC criticizes procurement contracts over integrity gap
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ICPC criticizes procurement contracts over integrity gap

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has joined forces with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry to address the lack of integrity among contractors involved in procurement processes. According to The Punch, ICPC Head of Procurement, Shintema Binga condemned the lack of integrity in contractor procurement processes during a speech on the […]