Tag Archives: ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday said it has seized 12 landed property in Abuja belonging to a construction firm and its owner. ICPC spokesperson, Rasheedat Okoduwa in a statement said the property was confiscated pursuant to its powers contained in Section 45 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. Okoduwa said ...

The minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has reiterated the commitment of the federal government to complete ongoing housing projects across the country under the ministerial pilot housing scheme. He stated this in Kano on Tuesday while declaring open a four-day annual management retreat of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Mr. Fashola who was represented by ...

The Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, yesterday indicted some students who embarked on violent protest in which the university’s property worth over N500m was destroyed. Besides, the university authority dissolved the Students’ Union Government (SUG) for their involvement and failure to elicit their statutory responsibility during the crisis as enshrined in the university’s law. The students had ...

Mr. Olayinka Sonaike, the Chairman, Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria, on Tuesday, slumped and died as he readied himself to deliver a lecture at a public event in Abuja. The 74-year-old surveyor, one of the resource persons invited by the ICPC to speak at a one-day colloquium died while delivering his speech at the headquarters of the ...

“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said yesterday it has arraigned the Treasurer of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Abuja Municipal, Mr. Percy Ndam, to court for alleged  N495.8 million fraud.”- The Nation Ndam was accused of conspiring with two contractor, Frank Igbinedion and Uche Nwedi,  to convert the cash into personal use. The said funds ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), has endorsed the measures introduced by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) to simplify its procedures meant to block leakages and eliminate corruption in its operations. Such measures include the establishment of a Central Land and Property Registry (CLPR), which is being upgraded to the FHA Geographic Information System (FHAGIS); creation ...

Mr. Tonye Oliver Braide was on Nov. 21, 2015 decorated the 26th president of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) at the close of NIA Annual General Assembly and Conference in Abuja. In this interview with Daily Trust, Mr. Braide states that the country has about 4000 to 5000 registered Architects in Nigeria, he also pledges his support to deal ...

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Ekpo Nta, has disclosed that a Federal Pay Officer, who allegedly siphon N103m meant for three Federal Government colleges, had been selling off his properties to return the loot. Nta said while the commission had recovered N53m from the suspect, he would remain in their custody until her returns ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Tribunal has seized property and cars worth over N400m from corrupt and wealthy civil servants. According to a report by The Punch, the agency has seized 24 property and several cars from three civil servants. With one of civil servants having 18 properties, the commission seized the property from three officials of the ...