By UZOMA EGBUONYE& CHINEDU NWADIKE  Introduction  Corruption is one of those social phenomena that have existed since human beings began living together in a society and is found in different forms in different sectors of the society. Critics like Cyrille Kouassi and Tochukwu Ezeudu number it among the factors that hinder development in a country. […]

“I agree smugglers will fight back, corruption will fight back. We will fight them to ruin. Corruption will go away, save the money for you to educate our children, to pay for the healthcare system of our people, to pay for the modern transportation system that works for the highest number of people, not those few smugglers.”

“The Government of Northern Nigeria wanted to buy an airplane.  But a junior officer minuted on the memo that they did not need it because the money that would have been used to buy that aircraft would have been able to build so many hospitals, provide scholarships and provide services for millions of Northerners. Can a director or junior officer in the presidency or any governor’s office minute against the buying of anything in today’s Nigeria?” 

By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja A Civil society organization, CSO, Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, has called on youths, particularly youth corpers and leaders in Nigeria to change their attitude towards corruption and commit to building a more transparent and accountable society. The call was made during a corruption and organized crime quizz held […]

The lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to sign an executive order on ‘unexplained wealth’ in order to curb looting by politicians and civil servants.