The Digest:
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has identified 13 Nigerian ministries, departments, and agencies as "high corruption risk" in its 2025 integrity assessment. Leading the list of non-compliant entities are the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the University of Calabar, and the Federal Civil Service Commission, each scoring zero points in the evaluation of internal controls and ethical compliance.
Key Points:
- The ICPC's 2025 Integrity Report lists 13 MDAs as "high corruption risk."
- NNPC Limited, University of Calabar, and the Federal Civil Service Commission scored zero points.
- The assessment evaluated 357 MDAs on ethics, internal controls, and statutory compliance.
- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission ranked highest with a 91.83% score.
- 23 MDAs were classified as non-compliant, while 141 showed poor compliance.
- Widespread failures were noted in procurement, audit, financial management, and digitization.
- The report found 169 MDAs lack core values systems, and 241 lack whistle-blowing policies.
Sources: The Cable
