Soji Apampa of Integrity Organization declares support for the #EndSARS movement & gives tips on how the movement can reach its stated goals.
MACN & CBi launch Help Desk to Reduce Cargo Clearance Corruption at Nigerian Ports & Terminals
The program was organized to formally launch the MACN Siemens initiative that will be implemented over the next three years, 2020- 2023. During this period, MACN and CBi will enable port users to track, demand, and drive greater compliance in Nigerian ports, the initiative will also help strengthen government capability to establish compliance systems and […]
The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) — a global business network of over 130 companies working together to tackle corruption in the maritime industry—is expanding its Collective Action initiative in Nigeria with the support of the Siemens Integrity Initiative. The project will be implemented by MACN and the Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) and run from […]
Nigeria ranked 76th out of 82 countries surveyed in the 2014 version of the Economist’s annual business environment ranking. Nigeria has retained this rank since 2009. The Economist cites corruption, weak infrastructure, deteriorating security and the absence of effective government institutions for Nigeria’s poor performance in the rankings. In a similar vein, a recent survey […]
A survey by EY (Ernst & Young) has shown that 88 per cent of the respondents in Nigeria consider bribery and corruption as being widespread in the country. A comparison of the current results for Nigeria with that of EY’s 2012 edition, wherein 72 per cent perceived bribery and corruption to be widespread in Nigeria, […]
The National Conference Committee on Energy has said that the country is losing about 350,000 barrels of oil per day, estimated at about $35m, to crude oil theft and called on the Federal Government to wake up from its slumber and tackle the menace frontally. The Chairman of the committee, who is also a former […]
It was with gladness that I read that the Akwa-Ibom state legislature repealed the portion of the offensive pension law that specified that ex-governors and deputy governors of the state would be provided annual medical treatment up to N100million and N50million respectively. Other provisions of the pension law include a mansion in Uyo or Abuja, […]