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Whistleblowing

EFCC moves against vote-buying, releases hotlines, promises to reward whistleblowers

Samuel Oduoye Feb 16, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released telephone numbers to enable Nigerians to report cases of vote-buying. Speaking through a statement on Friday, Acting EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, implored Nigerians to provide…

Government

FG To Reward Whistle-Blowing That Prevents Corruption – Sagay

Harrison Arubu Apr 13, 2018 0

Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), on Friday hinted at the creation of a special fund for financial reward for pre-emptive whistleblowing. Sagay dropped the hint at an evaluation…

Government

Senate passes Whistleblower Protection Bill into law

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 19, 2017 1

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Whistleblower Protection Bill into law. The Bill, which seeks to encourage and facilitate the disclosures of improper conduct by public officers and public bodies was presented by the Committee on…

Opinion

Whistleblowing Alone Will Not Win The Anti-Corruption War

Malcolm Fabiyi Apr 24, 2017

To the best of my knowledge, I was the first Nigerian to call for a whistleblowing policy as part of the solution for Nigeria’s corruption problem. For almost a decade, since that 2008 paper, I have argued that the Nigerian brand of…