National Development: Lack of accountability a major challenge in Nigeria

As five public servants receive their Integrity Icon awards, the Country Director of Accountability Lab Nigeria, Odeh Friday, has blamed the challenges bedevilling economic and national development on a lack of accountability and integrity. The Accountability Lab leader awarded five public servants Integrity Icon awards for 2022 as part of the organizations commitment to promoting integrity in the Nigerian public service sector. Odeh who stated this at the 6th edition of the Integrity Icon Award [...]

National Development: Lack of accountability a major challenge in Nigeria2023-02-17T09:07:02+00:00

Accountability Lab, BPSR, Decry Vote Buying, Corruption

Accountability Lab Nigeria and the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) have decried the rise in vote buying, saying embezzlement, bribery, and electoral fraud remain huge forms of corrupt practices in Nigeria. This was disclosed during an Integrity Conference held in Abuja yesterday, geared toward an interactive solution-oriented workshop for public servants to support the development of a culture of integrity within government, as one of the knowledge building tools to influence norms and c [...]

Accountability Lab, BPSR, Decry Vote Buying, Corruption2022-05-16T11:07:45+00:00

Integrity Conference for public servants held in Abuja

On the 23rd and 24th of March 2022, Accountability Lab Nigeria, a CSO dedicated to making governance work for the people, in partnership with the Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR) held The Integrity Conference, an interactive solution-oriented workshop for public servants to support the development of a culture of integrity within Government, as one of the knowledge-building tools to influence norms and change behaviours. The event utilized practical learning scenarios such as case studies [...]

Integrity Conference for public servants held in Abuja2022-05-16T11:07:57+00:00

‘We are committed to inspiring new generations of public servants of integrity’

Country Director, Accountability Lab, Odeh Friday, has said they are committed to inspire a new generation of public servants who embody the virtues of integrity and accountability in their service. Friday, who made this known at the fifth edition of the Integrity Icon Awards Ceremony in Abuja, said they had embarked on a journey to rewrite the common narrative that everyone in the public service is corrupt . The top five winners for the fifth edition of the ceremony are Mr Musa Agono of the Nig [...]

‘We are committed to inspiring new generations of public servants of integrity’2022-05-16T11:08:06+00:00

NSCDC Officer Emerges Integrity Icon Awards Overall Winner

NSCDC Officer Emerges Integrity Icon Awards Over-All Winner An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Kogi State, Mr. Musa Agono, yesterday emerged the over-all winner of the Integrity Icon Awards. The awards event was organized by Accountability Lab Nigeria. Agono won the first position after garnering over 1,800 votes. He defeated four other nominees to win the gold award. The award ceremony was held at Rock View Royale Hotel in Abuja on Thursday. The Kogi NSCDC of [...]

NSCDC Officer Emerges Integrity Icon Awards Overall Winner2021-12-06T14:46:11+00:00

Artists call for government participation in creative industry

PLAYERS in the creative industry have called on the Nigerian government to get more involved in developing the arts sub-sector in Nigeria. The call was made during a panel discussion at the 5th Annual Integrity Icon Summit organised by the Accountability Lab in Abuja on Thursday. The panellists included resident artist at the Department of Arts and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Daniel Akpasop, and Visual Arts consultant Juliet Ezenwa. There were also Executive Director [...]

Artists call for government participation in creative industry2021-12-06T14:10:56+00:00

Nation-building, Integrity & Development – Nigeria 2018 Icon Kehinde Aremu

Mr. Kehinde Aremu was among Accountability Lab Nigeria's Integrity Icon winners in 2018. Aremu is the Deputy Director of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), a government organization designed to engage young graduates in nation-building and development. He also serves as the NYSC State Coordinator for Anambra state. Aremu's ethos is simple. He believes integrity is doing the right thing whether you are being watched or not and doing what is right, whether there is a reward or not. Aremu has [...]

Nation-building, Integrity & Development – Nigeria 2018 Icon Kehinde Aremu2021-03-14T20:32:20+00:00

N90.9bn NDDC funds unaccounted for, says CSCAN

By Onyedi Ojiabor, Abuja The Civil Society Coalition on Audit in Nigeria (CSCAN) Tuesday asked the Public Accounts Committees of the National Assembly and Anti-Corruption Agencies to investigate 176 contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for which N90.9 billion is yet to be accounted for. The Executive Director, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), Olusegun Elemo, who spoke on behalf of CSCAN in Abuja, said that their findings showed that NDDC awarded the co [...]

N90.9bn NDDC funds unaccounted for, says CSCAN2021-12-06T13:58:15+00:00

Accountability Lab urges Nigerian youth to imbibe culture of integrity and discipline

The Country Director of Accountability Lab Nigeria, Friday Odeh, has called on Nigerian youths to imbibe the culture of integrity and discipline while engaging in their daily activities. He made the disclosure while briefing journalists at the 4th Edition of the 2020 Integrity Icon awards in Abuja. He advised the youth to put in more efforts in their source of livelihoods and never to envy others or be in a hurry to make quick money. "I want all youth to deviate from this 'quick money' syndrome. [...]

Accountability Lab urges Nigerian youth to imbibe culture of integrity and discipline2021-02-02T06:54:27+00:00
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