Tag: ICPC
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ICPC Uncovers Alleged Fake Government Agency Inside SGF Complex
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered an organisation it described as a fake government agency operating from within the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The organisation reportedly operates under the name National Brands Development and Made in…
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EFCC, ICPC Probe N12bn Nigerian Govt Fund Released To NFF For Players’ Wages, Bonuses
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission are investigating the utilisation of a N12bn Federal Government intervention fund released to the Nigeria Football Federation for players’ wages and bonuses. The disclosure was contained in a letter signed by Onoja Joshua, on behalf of…
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ICPC clears Gbajabiamila in Fake agency Scandal, Recommends Prosecution of Suspect
By Sunday Ameh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has cleared the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of any wrongdoing in the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal. Presenting the commission’s interim investigation report to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday,…
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ICPC Moves to Prosecute PFIPC Promoter, Uncovers Two More Fake Government Agencies
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has concluded that the promoter of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, should face criminal prosecution after investigators found the organisation had no legal existence. ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), announced the findings on Thursday after…
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ICPC Uncovers 908 Ghost Workers On FG’s Payroll As Police Tops List With 570 Figure
By Paul Joseph The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered 908 suspected ghost workers across several federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), leading to the recovery of about ₦942 million allegedly paid as fraudulent salaries. ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu disclosed that the investigation commenced in 2024 after the commission detected…
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Sowore Challenges ICPC to Release Gbajabiamila’s Interrogation Video
By Opeyemi Adelakun Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to make public the full video recording of its interrogation of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC)…
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Gbajabiamila Honours ICPC Invitation Over Probe Of Alleged Fake Government Agency
By Paul Joseph Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has appeared before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of the alleged fake government agency known as the Presidential Fiscal Intelligence and Public Complaints Commission (PFIPC). Gbajabiamila’s lawyer, Jiti…
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Police Officers Allegedly Extort ₦53,000 from ICPC Chairman at Illegal Abuja Checkpoint
By Abdulqadir Muhammad Alhaji Four police officers attached to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have been arrested for allegedly extorting ₦53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), at an illegal checkpoint in Abuja. According to the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed…
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Tinubu Gives ICPC 30 Days to Probe Fake Presidential Council Scandal
By Opeyemi Adelakun President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), ordering the anti-graft agency to conclude its probe and submit a comprehensive report within 30 days. The directive was announced in a statement issued…
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BREAKING: ICPC Accuses El-Rufai Of Violating Medical Visit, Arrests Personal Doctor
By Gloria Drealomalicha The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of violating the conditions attached to a court-approved medical visit while in the commission’s custody. The anti-graft agency also announced the arrest of El-Rufai’s personal physician, Professor Bello Abubakar, alleging that he made false…
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PenCom, ICPC Recover N3bn Pension Arrears from Defaulting Power Firms
By Opeyemi Adelakun The National Pension Commission (PenCom), in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has recovered more than N3 billion in unremitted pension contributions from defaulting employers in Nigeria’s electricity sector. PenCom disclosed on Wednesday that the recovered funds had been fully credited to the Retirement Savings Accounts…
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Trouble for Ex-minister Nnaji as ICPC Probe Over Alleged Fake Certificates
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly intensified efforts to track down former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, over allegations bordering on certificate forgery. Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the anti-corruption agency is seeking to question the former minister as part of…
