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November 14, 2017
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Nine ‘whistleblowers’ approach EFCC for five percent of Ikoyi cash

Nine individuals have approached the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to claim the reward for pointing the agency towards the N13 billion discovered in an Ikoyi apartment. Background: The EFCC had said the whistleblower is already a millionaire and was being counselled on how to spend his reward. The whistleblower however raised an alarm... Read More
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October 13, 2017
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How much EFCC has recovered through whistleblowers – Magu

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said N527 million, $53 million and £21 million have been recovered through the help of whistle-blowers. Magu said this at the  unveiling of ‘Corruption Anonymous’, the civil society whistle-blower support initiative of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) in... Read More
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October 7, 2017
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207,818 unqualified primary school teachers; 400,000 whistleblower calls | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

760 – The number of suspected Boko Haram insurgents that have been handed over by the Nigerian Army to the Borno state government for rehabilitation and reintegration into the society. 400,000 – According to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the Federal Government has received this number of messages from whistleblowers on looted... Read More
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June 10, 2017
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3-month vacation notice for Igbos, 340 EFCC convictions | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$1.2 billion – The amount the Federal Government of Nigeria needs to fix three NNPC refineries and bring them to a 100% production level, according to the  Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu. N375.8 milion – The Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that it has paid this amount to 20 whistleblowers whose... Read More
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June 7, 2017
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FG pays N375.8 million to 20 whistleblowers

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has paid about N375.8 million to 20 whistleblowers who provided information that led to the recovery over N11.6 billion. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance said the payments were the first under the Whistleblower Policy. “This payment is the first under the Whistleblower Policy,” the Minister for Finance,... Read More
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April 20, 2017
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Ololade Ajekigbe: How to be a successful whistleblower

It is stale gist that the most attractive and lucrative career in this part of the world right now is the whistle-blowing profession. Since the government at the center made the whistle-blowing policy that would see anyone who has authentic information regarding where stolen monies are hidden receive 5 percent of the recovered sum last... Read More
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April 14, 2017
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Peregrino Brimah: Emefiele, Sanusi chief suspects in massive robbery heist | Over $1bn raw currency found by EFCC

Peregrino Brimah Every time the EFCC via Whistleblowers makes a find of another stash of billions of naira, Nigerians sigh, “Sanusi, Emefiele.” The latest find was an astonishing sum of some $43.4m, N23.2m and £27,800 in mint notes found in an Ikoyi apartment. Out of the no less than the equivalent of 1 billion dollars, more like several billion, looted... Read More
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March 26, 2017
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Geoffrey Onyeama remains on top on the latest YNaija Ministers Ranking

Fresh off his first week at #1 on our list, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama retains the top spot in a week that sees him maintaining positive visibility – mainly for actions taking in securing the lives of Nigerians and resolving the current xenophobia crisis in South Africa. In other words, for generally doing... Read More
Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through
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March 25, 2017
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We have received 2,351 tips from whistleblowers in 3 months – FG

by Azeez Adeniyi The Ministry of Finance said it has received 2351 tips from whistleblowers just three months after the Federal Government introduced the policy. Festus Akanbi, special adviser, media to Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, in a statement said the tips were on embezzlement of government funds, looting of assets, contract inflation, among others.... Read More
The News Blog
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March 17, 2017
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Geoffrey Onyeama takes the top spot on this week’s YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Majority of our Ministers do well to maintain the status quo this week, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama edging Minister of Justice & Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami out for the top spot. Onyeama’s rise, interestingly enough, is due to something that might be seen as the purview or Malami, as he declared... Read More
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December 21, 2016
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Today’s Noisemakers: Yahya Jammeh, James Ibori, whistleblowers and others

1. Yahya Jammeh Oga Jammeh wants to give elder statesman Mugabe a run for his money. Stating he will not be intimidated and he will not climb down from that seat. https://youtube.com/watch?v=O2wGOUaATDs He is not going to 'step down'. I hope he knows nobody needs his consent to bundle him off? https://t.co/AyZPUlP9oY — Zarah bint... Read More
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December 21, 2016
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Whistleblowers may get up to 5 per cent of recovered loot – FG

The Federal Government on Thursday approved the Whistleblowing Policy. The policy which was developed by the Ministries of Finance and Justice seeks to reward whistleblowers with up to five per cent of recovered loot. Details of the decision, which was taken at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting was made public by official Twitter account of... Read More
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