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05 Dec, 2012
Civil rights groups and the Action Congress of Nigeria have criticised the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration for borrowing N2.57tn in 18 months and proposing a N2.2bn banquet hall project for Aso Rock.
They said the country’s rising debt profile and the hall project in the presidency had shown that the Jonathan administration was wasteful and selfish. Continue reading “JONATHAN SPENDTHRIFT: ACN, others berate Presidency over N2.2 billion party hall”
Posted on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Global corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has again ranked Nigeria the 35th most corrupt country in the world in its 2012 report.
According to the report released on Wednesday, Nigeria scored 27 out of a maximum 100 marks to clinch the 139th position out of the 176 countries surveyed for the report. Continue reading “TI rates Nigeria 35th most corrupt country”
November 29, 2012 by Temitayo Famutimi
A civil society group, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, has lamented that the fight against corruption by civil society organisations in the country has lost steam.
The Executive Chairman, CACOL, Debo Adeniran, said despite the fierce anti-graft posture and campaign made over the years by civil societies, the monster of corruption was still rearing its ugly head. Continue reading “Civil society group losing anti-corruption war – CACOL”
McDust Nov 29th, 2012
The Federal Government is to build a new N2.2bn banquet hall in the the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
An approval for the hall, according to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed, was granted by the Federal Executive Council during its meeting on Wednesday. Continue reading “FG okays N2.2bn party, events hall for Aso Villa”
27 Nov, 2012
Civil rights groups and the Congress for Progressive Change on Monday took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan over the rising level of corruption in his administration.
The groups, comprising the Voters Assembly and Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, stated this while reacting to a story published by Sunday PUNCH.
Sunday PUNCH had reported that N5tn had been stolen from government coffers since Jonathan assumed office on May 6, 2010. Continue reading “N5 TRILLION NAIRA IN TWO YEARS: CPC, Civil Rights Groups knock Jonathan”
Civil rights groups and the Congress for Progressive Change on Monday took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan over the rising level of corruption in his administration.
The groups, comprising the Voters Assembly and Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, stated this while reacting to a story published by Sunday PUNCH.
Sunday PUNCH had reported that N5tn had been stolen from government coffers since Jonathan assumed office on May 6, 2010 Continue reading “Groups, Presidency disagree on N5tn looted under Jonathan”
FELIX NWANERI November 23, 2012
FELIX NWANERI writes on the controversy over the recent call by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for death penalty to be imposed against corruption, as the vice has become the rule, rather than the exception in Nigeria. Continue reading “Corruption: Rising rage and calls for death penalty”
Posted by: pmnewsnigeria on November 21, 2012
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has said that it is opposed to capital punishment for corruption offenders as proposed by some section of the country.
CACOL Chairman, Debo Adeniran argued that death penalty is barbaric and a denial of the offender’s right to life. Continue reading “CACOL Against Death Penalty For Corrupt Persons”
Saturday, 10 November 2012 00:00 By Samson Ezea Features – Policy & Politics
FOLLOWING the subsidy removal protest that grounded the country early this year, the federal government set up three Special Task Forces to look into the rots in the oil sector.
They included the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, led by former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, with Mr. Steve Oronsaye, a former Head of Service (HoS) of the federation as his deputy Continue reading “Before Ribadu Committee Report Is Dumped, Like Others”