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BREAKING: Lagos Government Postpones Exclusive Meeting With Activists To Bribe, Undermine Planned Protest After SaharaReporters’ Story

5 months ago5273 min

The Lagos State Government has postponed its meeting with human rights activists indefinitely after SaharaReporters exposed that its plan was to bribe the activists at the meeting. SaharaReporters reported on Thursday that the true intention behind the meeting was to offer bribes and persuade them to help disrupt the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest scheduled to begin on August 1. The Lagos State government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday invited activists for an exclusive meeting. However,...

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Judges Top List Of Bribe Recipients, Police Lead In Bribe Requests As Nigerians Shell Out N721Billion In Bribes In 2023, Says Damning Report

5 months ago1325 min

A report published on the National Bureau of Statistics website has shown that a total of N721 billion ($1.26 billion) was paid in cash bribes to public officials in 2023. The report followed the findings of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crimes survey in partnership with the National Bureau of Statistics. The report titled “Corruption in Nigeria; Patterns and Trends” noted that an average cash bribe paid was N8,284. This represents an increase...

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N22.7trn Ways & Means: House of Reps rejects $15m bribe from executive

2 years ago763 min

The House of Representatives has refuted claims that the executive branch of the government paid $15 million to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to restructure the N22.7 trillion in Ways and Means advances obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Rep. Benjamin Kalu, spokesman for the House of Representatives, said in a statement on Friday that the allegations were not only false but also baseless and unfounded. He called the report malicious. He clarified...