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20 Oct
Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and the Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye, have identified corruption as a major threat to Nigeria's socio-economic growth, public trust and rule of law. The duo made this known in Akure, Ondo State, yesterday, at commissioning of the anti-graft agency's prototype state…
19 Oct
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his decision to appoint Dr. Musa Aliyu as the new chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission...
18 Oct
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has started tracking executive and constituency projects across the 27 local councils of Borno State. The projects are in the education, health, water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors of the economy. According to the commission, the 70 projects, worth N7.3 billion, are sited in…
18 Oct
Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced investigation into alleged fraud, criminal conspiracy and diversion of public funds in the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The commission in statement invited the Managing Director of REA, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, over the allegations of corruption…
18 Oct
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), pending Senate confirmation. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement yesterday, explained that the decision is in exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt…
17 Oct
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced tracking of 111 constituency projects in Lagos. The Resident Anti-corruption Commission Coordinator in Lagos, Mr Kabir Elelu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that the monitoring team commenced the exercise on Monday. According to him, the team will…
11 Oct
The Federal Government’s budget for road infrastructure may double if the authorities dump asphalt pavement for concrete road technology. This is contrary to estimation that the adoption of the construction technology will reduce the cost of road projects in the short run...
6 Oct
The Department of State Services (DSS) has helped the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to effect the arrest of erstwhile lecturer of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, who was accused of sexual harassments.
5 Oct
The ICPC has sought the collaboration of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the University of Calabar (UNICAL) sex scandal involving Professor Cyril Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of Faculty of Law of the institution.
4 Oct
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has appealed to the Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into allegations that Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State might be utilising state funds to support his legal battle following his recent defeat at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
30 Sep 2023
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, has quizzed four senior officials in the Department of Farm Inputs Supports Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, over alleged diversion of funds running into hundreds of millions of Naira.
20 Sep 2023
A federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa to stop the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from investigating him over the indicting comment he made during the valedictory session of the 9th National Assembly.

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