Nigeria Country Profile
News Archive
2012
- Reuters:
'TEXT-FITCH: Nigeria fuel subsidy report increases chances of reform', 27 Apr. 2012
- Reuters:
'Nigeria parliament urges fuel susidy graft arrests', 25 Apr. 2012
- Washington Post:
'Massive corruption, long suspected, exposed in Nigeria lawmakers’ report on subsidized fuel', 24 Apr. 2012 - The Guardian:
'Nigeria fuel subsidy scheme hit by corruption', 19 Apr. 2012
- The Guardian:
'James Ibori and the 'somebodys' and 'nobodys' of Nigeria', 18 Apr. 2012
- Eurasia Review:
'Nigeria: UK conviction a blow against corruption, says HRW', 18 Apr. 2012
- Space for Transparency (TI Blog):
'Nigeria: Government must defend rule of law and prosecute officials who commit fraud', 18 Apr. 2012
- Reuters:
'Corrupt Nigerian governor gets 13-year UK jail sentence', 17 Apr. 2012
- Nigerian Tribune:
'Corruption: Court grants Daniel bail', 17 Apr. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Nigerian ex-governaor sentenced to 13 years', 17 Apr. 2012
- Leadership (Abuja):
'Nigeria: Our corruption love story', 17 Apr. 2012
- Nigerian Tribune:
'Confusion over S3.2bn fraud penalty fund', 16 Apr. 2012
- Vanguard:
'Pension bribe scandal: Senate taskforce team to name beneficiaries', 13 Apr. 2012
- Leadership (Abuja):
'The senate is untainted by any bribery scandal - Abaribe', 05 Apr. 2012
- Vanguard:
'Bribery allegation: ACN asks NASS to impeach Jonathan', 03 Apr. 2012
- Daily Trust:
'N5 billion money laundering - court dismisses charges against Akingbola', 02 Apr. 2012
- Business Day:
'Money laundering rife in recent corruption scandals', 02 Apr. 2012
- Vanguard:
'National Assembly and allegations of corruption', 27 Mar. 2012
- Vanguard:
'Money laundering: Ikuforiji, aide ask court to quash charges against them', 27 Mar. 2012
- Vanguard:
'Nigeria: USD 180m Halliburton bribery - judge strikes out suit', 26 Mar. 2012
- Daily Trust:
'Nigeria: Hembe resigns, alleges - Oteh offered me N30 million bribe', 21 Mar. 2012
- Agence France Presse:
'Nigeria, EU sign USD 46m accord on graft', 20 Mar. 2012
- Vanguard:
'Nigeria: SERAP tasks US on sharing of payout for foreign bribes', 19 Mar. 2012
- Daily Times:
'Weep not for James Ibori', 5 Mar. 2012
- The Nation:
'Lagos speaker, aide arraigned for alleged money laundersing', 03 Mar. 2012
- The Economist:
'The iron lady', 03 Mar. 2012
- Daily Champion:
'Nigeria: I didn't plead guilty to corruption', 01 Mar. 2012
- Vanguard:
'EFCC arraigns Lagos speaker, Ikuforiji for alleged corruption', 01 Mar. 2012
- Council on Foreign Relations:
'Guest post: Nigeria: Cleaning up procurement', 29 Feb. 2012
- Vanguard:
'Nigeria: Ibori will still be tried at home', 29 Feb. 2012
- BBC:
'Nigeria ex-Delta state governor James Ibori guilty plea', 27 Feb. 2012
- Leadership:
'N6.4 bn money laundering:How Sylva looted Bayelsa treasury - EFCC', 25 Feb. 2012
- The New York Times:
'Ex-KBR chief sentenced to 30 months in Nigerian bribery case', 23 Feb. 2012
- Reuters:
'Nigeria NNPC says corruption claims 'imaginary'', 21 Feb. 2012.
- The Guardian:
'Order has returned to Nigeria after the fuel protests, but deep anger remains', 17 Feb. 2012. - Trust Law:
'Lie detector to screen staff at Nigeria anti-graft agency - paper', 16 Feb. 2012
- The Christian Science Monitor:
'Nigeria's new police chief vows crackdown on corruption', 14 Feb. 2012
- Voice of America:
'Analyst: Corruption partly blamed for poverty in Nigeria', 14 Feb. 2012
- Bloomberg:
'Nigeria probes possible fraud over USD 12.6 billion subsidies', 12 Feb. 2012
- Trust Law:
'Former anti-graft tzar agrees to lead Nigerian oil revenue body', 09 Feb. 2012
- Bloomberg:
'Oil corruption menaces Angola, Nigeria, Global Witness says', 08 Feb. 2012
- Bloomberg:
'Nigeria names ex-anti-graft boss Ribadu as oil-task-force head', 07 Feb. 2012
- Vanguard:
'NGO tasks NEITI on transparency, accountability', 31 Jan. 2012
- BBC:
'Nigerian ex-speaker Dimeji Bankole cleared of fraud', 31 Jan. 2012
- Financial Times:
'Nigeria's poverty and corruption still bar way to promising future', 29 Jan. 2012
- Time - Global Spin:
'Nigeria's rulers reap rewards of corruption with sudden decent into chaos', 22 Jan. 2012
- Reuters:
'Nigeria investigates massive fuel subsidy fraud', 19 Jan. 2012
- BBC:
'Nigeria's EFCC in raids over fuel importation probe', 17 Jan. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Marubeni Corp. agrees to pay USD 54.6 million to settle FCPA probe', 17 Jan. 2012
- The Nation:
'Activists urge CBN to release documents on alleged corruption', 16 Jan. 2012
- The Guardian:
'The fuel subsidy crisis has woken Nigerians up', 11 Jan. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Nigerians strike over gas costs, corruption', 10 Jan. 2012
2011
- Trust Law:
'Nigerian leader wants direct access to government funds blocked to curb graft', 07 Dec. 2011
- The Economist:
'Dragon-slayers wanted - More is needed than sacking the head of the anti-corruption body', 03 Dec. 2011
- Trust Law:
'Analysis: Tsar sacking unlikely to curb Nigerian graft', 25 Nov. 2011
- BBC:
'Nigeria's anti-corruption chief Farida Waziri sacked', 23 Nov. 2011
- Agence France-Presse:
'One-month old baby received a salary in Nigeria', 03 Nov. 2011
- The Guardian:
'Nigeria won't progress while corruption is 'just the way it is'', 10 Oct. 2011
- BBC News:
'Nigeria's EFCC arrests ex-governors for alleged fraud', 6 Oct. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Monday Agbonika: Policing the police in Lagos', 29 Sep. 2011
- IRIN:
'NIGERIA: Calls for action to beef up anti-corruption efforts', 27 Sep. 2011
- Vanguard:
'Blame Boko Haram on judicial corruption – NBA', 20 Sep. 2011
- All Africa:
'Corruption - Jonathan asks EFCC, AGF to work together', 6 Sep. 2011
- The Globe and Mail:
'Economic neglect, corruption fuel Nigerian militants', 30 Aug. 2011
- Trust Law:
'Paper urges Nigeria president to declare assets', 27 Jul. 2011
- Trust Law:
'Nigeria anti-graft commission too slow, says judge', 14 Jun. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Nigeria's ex-house speaker Bankoleis granted bail, then faces new charges', 13 Jun. 2011
- BBC:
'Nigerian speaker Dimeji Bankole arrested for fraud', 06 Jun. 2011
- This Day:
'CBN cash limits to check money laundering - Report', 11 May 2011
- Reuters:
'Nigeria graft police re-arrest former bank chiefs', 04 May 2011
- The Telegraph:
'Nigeria election: president Goodluck Jonathan on course for victory', 18 Apr. 2011
- BBC:
'Nigerian ex-state governor James Ibori charged in UK', 15 Apr. 2011
- Deutsche Welle:
'Nigerian election marathon to focus on fighting corruption', 01 Apr. 2011
- The Daily Sun:
'Okonjo-Iweala blasts corrupt leaders', 14 Mar. 2011
- 234Next:
'I will jail corrupt party leaders, says Ribadu', 10 Mar. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Nigeria's Senate passes bill against money laundering', 02 Mar. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Nigeria resumes oil savings, pledges greater transparency', 21 Feb. 2011
- The Daily Telegraph:
'SFO settles Nigeria bribery case for £7m', 17 Feb. 2011
- Wall Street Journal:
'Noble Corp. settles Nigerian corruption probe', 31 Jan. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Nigeria arrests 12 in USD 100 million oil bribery probe', 13 Jan. 2011
- Nigerian Compass:
'NEITI must contribute to conflict reduction, boost national prosperity', 11 Jan. 2011
