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Whistleblowing
November 17, 2017
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We’ll sustain and maintain momentum of economic recovery – FG

Through the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, the Federal Government has promised to sustain and maintain the momentum of the various initiatives put in place for economic recovery. Mr Akande this yesterday while addressing the Fourth Economic Communication Workshop for selected journalists at the Treasures Hotels and... Read More
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October 7, 2017
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FG has received over 400,000 messages from whistleblowers – Lai Mohammed

The Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed Friday, said the Federal Government has received no fewer than 400,000 telephone messages from whistleblowers on looted funds. He said  Federal Government’s optimism rests on Nigerians’ massive embrace of the policy. A web portal, http://whistle.finance.gov.ng, has been launched by the Whistleblower Unit (WBU), a multi-agency team, resident... 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 24, 2017
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FG to reward whistleblowers on illegal possession of weapons

by Azeez Adeniyi The National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Munguno (rtd) has started plans to ensure the recovery of illegal weapons through whistleblowing. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed this development in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. Shehu said the office of the NSA was... Read More
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April 23, 2017
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EFCC recovered N17bn in 4 months – Magu

by Dolapo Adelana The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said the anti-graft agency recovered a total sum of seventeen billion naira in the last four months. Magu made the disclosure while speaking at the 2017 Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN Week/Award Day, which held on April... Read More
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April 16, 2017
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Whistle-blowing and a very daring throwback to RED TV’s OBFW | See our top 10 photos from the past week

The oldest person in the world turned 117 this past week but that’s not the most interesting thing that happened this week. Enjoy our top ten photos from the past week below: The world’s oldest person turned 117 this week and of course, it made the news.   Whistle-blowing memes are all the rage right... Read More
Thinking Through
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April 16, 2017
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FG orders reinstatement of civil servant sacked for whistleblowing

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has ordered the immediate recall of a whistleblower, Ntia Thompson who was sacked for revealing a fraud of $229,000 and N800,000 by top officials of the Department of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA). In a letter by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Federal... Read More
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February 22, 2017
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Blackmailers have increased since FG introduced whistleblowing policy – Uduaghan

Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday said the Federal Government’s policy on whistleblowers has led to the increase in blackmailers. He spoke during the 2017 annual lecture/press week of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists at the Labour House, Asaba. He said the ‘blackmailers’ will start writing petitions... Read More
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February 14, 2017
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The Explainer: How does Nigeria’s whistleblowing policy work?

One of the biggest news items of the past week has been the discovery of a bunker in a residence owned by the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu containing $9.8million and £78,000 in cash in a safe, to which he has admitted ownership of the said... Read More
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Jibrin
January 1, 2017
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[The Legislative Blog]: Hon Jibrin takes his anti-corruption campaign to the streets this 2017

In November, we told you how embattled and suspended lawmaker and whistleblower, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin took his corruption fight out of the country. At the time, Hon Jibrin promised to involve the international community in his campaign and from his recent announcement, he has succeeded at this. He shared on Twitter on Saturday that two... Read More
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