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On 25th January 2022, Transparency International (TI), a global movement working in over 100 countries to end the injustice of corruption released its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report for the year 2021. The CPI measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption. In the statement accompanying the report, TI acknowledged ’that corruption levels are at a […]
The Governance, Leadership & Ethics Conference took place on the 28th of June at the Lekki Coliseum in Lagos and it featured a host of speakers and panelist from the public and private sector discussing how to build a thriving economy on the three pillars of good governance, leadership and ethics. Unique case studies from […]
Kaduna, Nigeria. The Convention on Business Integrity in collaboration with The Kaduna State Government will commission the Ladugga grazing reserve milk processing facility on January 22nd 2019 at Ladugga, Kaduna State. The rural milk processing facility was set up with technical assistance from the Business Innovation Facility – a UKAID supported project.
LAGOS, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 In response to the recent regulatory actions by the CBN against a number of Banks and MTN, The Convention on Business Integrity, ActionAid, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Nigerian Economic Summit Group and Business Day Newspapers have come together, under the rubric of ‘Regulatory Conversations’ to foster private public dialogue […]
As part of efforts in forging a collective action against Corruption in the Nigerian Business environment, the United Nations Global Compact hosted another session with Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, to explore the measures and steps that should be taken to strengthen governance measures. It had in attendance stakeholders from various sectors in […]
On February 7th and 8th 2018, The Integrity Network Initiative invited experts and practitioners to a 2-day Regional Clinic Middle East & Africa in Aswan on “Collective Action to Counter Corruption and Foster Integrity” in Egypt on February 7th and 8th, 2018. In bringing together the expertise of some of these initiatives, the workshop aimed […]
In line with the organization’s drive to consistently add our voice to the growing concerns of corruption and seeking practical ways to curb the menace, Mr. Soji Apampa, CEO, Integrity Organisation has been invited as one of the experts on anti-Corruption issues in Nigeria to make a presentation on practical tips for doing business in […]
A loaf of bread placed on a table in a room without preservation gets mouldy within 48 hours. Options available to us are to cut off the moldy portion and still leave it on the table or keep the bread in the fridge ab initio. The temperature in the fridge provides a conducive environment that […]
The 2008 global financial crisis re-emphasized the importance of compliance and risk management but perhaps a tale of the fall of Britain’s Oldest Bank, Barings, could further buttress the point. Even though, the fall of Lehman Brothers and numerous banking scandals after Barings by far incurred losses of greater magnitude, there remains a story to […]
The ravages of bribery and corruption is a topic that has obviously attracted a lot of scholarly comments and opinions but very little action. This short article is aimed at examining the claims that corruption risks in the corporate sector are measurable. It aims at identifying the common forms of corruption in the corporate sector […]
‘A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel’ is the proverbial saying that has been used by many to describe how corruption spreads. This suggests that a bad person can infect/corrupt a group of people. The story of Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden corroborates this notion. The serpent deceived on Eve, who […]
Integrity is currently seeking the services of an IT firm or a team of IT professionals to develop an IT based information system to track, analyze, map and expose (TAME) corruption risks within the Nigerian environment. The final system is envisioned as an App running on smartphone based mobile devices and accessible to key stakeholders […]
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN), in collaboration with the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has launched the 2016 – 2017 stram of its Graduate Internship Programme. This programmer was developed to promote human capital development in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The 12-month programme supports manpower development in engineering and geology/geoscience disciplines and […]
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the Federal Government is working toward establishing six new universities of science and technology to expand access to tertiary education. Adamu disclosed this at a News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the future of the world depended on science and technology. He […]
The Federal Government would be directly impacting the lives of more tan eight million Nigerians in different social investment 2016 budget spending that would provide succour and be a ready-made palliative to ordinary Nigerians. This disclosure was made on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity to the President, Laolu Akande, in […]
The Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) and the INTEGRITY Organization (Limited by Guarantee) held a symposium in Abuja on March 10th, 2016 (10h30 -13h00). The aim of the symposium was to spark a debate on how to effectively fund and sustain anti-corruption efforts in the Nigeria. For the fight against corruption to be effective and […]
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria has affirmed that the inclusion of not-for-profit Non Governmental Organisations(NGOs) in the National Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG) in the country is not for taxation purposes. Continue Reading
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says it will collaborate with relevant agencies to discipline anybody who is involved in foreign currency trafficking across Nigerian borders. The bank said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, signed by Ibrahim Mu’azu, the Director of Corporate Communications of the bank. Continue Reading
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said it is not going to be business as usual in running the affairs of the country. He stated that anyone caught creating loopholes in order to siphon public funds would face the consequences. Osinbajo who made this known while speaking at the 3rd Annual Christopher Kolade’s lecture on business integrity […]