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TI and its Nigerian chapter, CISLAC, offered some reasons for Nigeria’s marginal, unimpressive improvement in number of points scored and position among the 180 countries assessed.

The Committee for Defence of Human Rights has charged the new Acting Inspector General of Police, DIG Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately commence a process to reform the police force.

Foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, said on Thursday that contrary to the opinions of another SAN, Olisa Agbakoba, anti-graft agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other related offences are competent to investigate the account of state governments.

The Zamfara House of Assembly says no court order could stop its impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has failed to justify the expenditure of N356 million before the Senate Public Accounts

A Non-Profit Organization (NPO) BudgIT has discovered 316 duplicated capital projects in the 2021 budget. The civic-tech non-profit organisation, which advocates for transparency and accountability in public finance in Nigeria, stated this in a statement on its Twitter handle While speaking on BudgIT’s recent publication, “Demanding Budget Reforms for Resource Optimization”, Gabriel Okeowo, BudgIT’s CEO, said: “Our investigations into the 2021 budget revealed at least 316 duplicated c...

Formula-100: Solution to the growing banditry and insurgency in the North FILE PHOTO Tue Dec 15 2020 About 200 years ago, in 1826, the North was described by the Scottish explorer, Hugh Clapperton, in his memoirs, thus: “a woman can walk alone on foot from Kano to Sokoto without fear of molestation”. This shows the level of peace, tranquility and social justice established under the Sokoto Caliphate. What a turn of events! Today, the same North has become so insecure that even army Generals...

Formula-100: Solution to the Growing Banditry and Insurgency in the North By Professor Idris Bugaje (Rector, Kaduna Polytechnic) Listen to article About 200 years ago, exactly in 1826, the North was aptly described by the Scottish explorer, Hugh Clapperton, in his memoirs thus: “a woman can walk alone on foot from Kano to Sokoto without fear of molestation”. This explains the level of peace, tranquility and social justice established under the Sokoto Caliphate. What a turn of events? Toda...