The office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, yesterday dismissed reports of looting of starter packs and vandalism of property at its training facility in Bayelsa State.
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Momoh deplores treasury looting
John Momoh, Chairman of BON Mr John Momoh, Chairman Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), has castigated many politicians for considering the treasury as tool for enrichment.“There’s hardly any distinction, as have been shown in many cases in the past, between their private purse and that of the public,” he stated in
Laolu Akande: N88bn Jonathan got illegally in one day is enough to fund 244,000 N-Power graduates for a year
Laolu Akande, spokesman of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, says his principal is standing by the allegations of corruption he levelled against the government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. He said this on
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SERAP: 55 politicians, high-level public officials stole N1.3trn in seven years
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says N1.354 trillion was stolen from the nation’s coffers by “55 politicians and high-level public officials” between 2006 and 2013. SERAP said this
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No amount of pressure will intimidate us over looters’ list, says FG
The Federal Government yesterday vowed that no amount of pressure, including the antics of hack writers and threats of litigation, would prevent it from releasing more names of the alleged looters of the public treasury. It also challenged anyone who feels that he or she has been wrongly accused to seek redress in court, rather than […] …
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Nigeria needs philosopher kings to end treasury looting, says Cardinal Onaiyekan
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has disclosed that Nigeria needs philosophers as political leaders to enable it put an end to the recurrent looting of the nation’s treasury.
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FG seeks support for corruption fight, recovery of looted funds
Worried by the low rating of Nigeria’s effort to end corruption, the Federal Government has solicited the support of stakeholders, especially the National Assembly in tackling the menace in the country. To achieve this, the Federal Government has drawn a five-implementable national anti-corruption strategy plan, spanning 2017 through 2021, in order to achieve the objective. […] …