Daily Report Nigeria
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has made significant strides in its anti-corruption mandate. A total of N29.7 billion in cash, alongside a foreign currency sum of $966,900.83, deposited into the commission’s Central Bank of Nigeria account. Speaking at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja during his first year in office, Dr. […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested several officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) over the N90 billion Hajj subsidy approved by President Bola Tinubu. ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare confirmed that the officials were taken into custody for allegedly refusing to respond to an invitation from […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that over ₦13 billion in diverted public funds was recovered in September 2024 alone. The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 strategic action plan in Abuja on Wednesday. Aliyu, who emphasised that the anti-corruption […]
The Anambra State Government has officially withdrawn from a legal suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its operations. This announcement, made on Tuesday, comes as part of a broader lawsuit originally filed by the Kogi State Government, which seeks to declare the EFCC, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), […]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has called for the disbandment of all anti-corruption agencies in the country over their ineffectiveness in discharging their duties. According to Wike, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission should be disbanded since the Federal Government was thwarting their efforts at fighting corruption. The 2023 […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has revealed that the 2021 and 2022 budgets were padded with duplicated projects. According to the anti-graft agency, the act perpetrated by ministries, departments and agencies rose to a whooping N400 billion. The ICPC also unearthed the sum of N49.9bn earmarked as salaries for ghost workers […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has released Nigerian singer, Daniel Oladapo, popularly known as D’Banj. D’banj’s lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, who announced the singer’s release on his Facebook page said the he was released on self-recognition. Olajegbesi added that nothing incriminating was found on the singer by the anti-graft agency. The statement […]
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to promptly review and confirm the appointment of Adamu Aliyu as Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commissioner (ICPC). Tinubu’s request was made through a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The President also conveyed the appointments of Saka Bolaji Suleiman […]
Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has narrated how the agency recovered 301 illegally acquired houses from two public officials in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. Owasanoye said several petitions on sharp practices of real estate developers in the FCT led the commission to probe the industry […]
…Calls for Collective Effort to Combat Corruption The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has disclosed that an estimated N700 billion was paid in bribes in 2023, with the frequency of bribes higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Aliyu emphasized that corruption […]
Ogun State- Management of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, has suspended a lecturer, Dr Olaniran Balogun, who was declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission. A few days ago, ICPC declared Balogun who was Head of the Department of Religious Studies at TASUED, wanted for allegedly demanding […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have uncovered 230 fake admissions at the Imo State University (IMSU). The fake admissions were discovered after JAMB officials noticed that its admission portal had been compromised. According to Fabian Benjamin, the spokesperson for JAMB, “Yes, 230 […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a retired AIG, Olugbenga Adeyanju as a Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). President Buhari in his letter, requested the confirmation of Adeyanju who is from Ekiti State, in line with parliamentary procedures. A statement by Babajide Omoworare, the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has commenced the probing of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Daily Report Nigeria reports that Malami is under investigation over allegations of corruption and abuse of office. Malami’s probe was contained in a memo dated July 19, 2023 and signed by the Petition Registrar, […]
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoy, has said there should be payment of interests on stolen funds by benefiting foreign nations as part of measures to redress the menace of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). The ICPC boss made this known at the International Conference on IFFs and Asset […]
Seven reappointed board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences (ICPC), have been sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari. The ceremony took place in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. It was conducted before the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC), and presided over by the President. Names of ICPC board […]