Table des matières
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The establishment of anti-corruption agencies- Introduction
- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
- The administrative structures of the ICPC
- Powers and responsibilities of the ICPC
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
- Powers and responsibilities of the EFCC
- The administrative structures of the EFCC
- Conclusion
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Judicial and public service reform- Introduction
- Public service reforms
- Privatisation of public enterprises
- Reform of the management of public finance: The Budgetary and Fiscal Transparency Initiative (BFTI)
- Transparent and strict application of financial regulations relating to public procurement: The due process regime
- Publication of revenue allocations to all tiers of government
- Monetisation of the benefits of public officials
- Reinforcing administrative capacity: New policy on employment, remuneration and retrenchment
- Appropriate compensation and remuneration
- Professionalisation of the public service: Return to merit-based recruitment
- Dismissal of inefficient and corrupt officers
- Disengagement for corruption
- Retrenchment for inefficiency and redundancy
- The judicial reforms
- Reforms aimed at improving judicial capacity
- Reforms designed to restore the integrity of the judiciary
- Conclusion
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International campaign for the recovery of looted assets- Introduction
- Nigerian initiatives to recover looted assets from abroad
- The demise of Abacha: The beginning of the search for looted funds
- The arrival of the Obasanjo administration: From domestic constraints to external challenge
- International initiatives to facilitate the recovery of looted assets
- International organizations and the campaign against illicit transfer of assets
- Reactions of safe havens: Great Britain, Switzerland, and the Abacha affair
- Switzerland: The quest for better reputation
- Great Britain: The Abacha affair as a trigger
- Conclusion
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Anti-corruption agencies and the challenge of capacity- Introduction
- The ICPC and the war against corruption: A disappointing balance sheet
- Chronic underfunding and insufficient manpower
- Constitutional loopholes and ineffective criminal justice system
- The case of Milton Paul Ohwovoriole and others
- The case of the Ondo commissioners
- The case of state governors
- Political leadership and the ICPC’s anti-corruption campaign
- The EFCC and the politics of anti-corruption crusade
- Comparing the ICPC and the EFCC
- The judiciary as a drag on the EFCC’s capacity
- The politicisation of the anti-corruption war: The EFCC and the 2007 elections
- Conclusion
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Federalism and the campaign against corruption- Introduction
- A federal anti-corruption policy and the revolt of federating states
- Reactions of state governments to national anti-corruption legislation
- State governments’ reactions to national anti-corruption agencies
- A new era of state-based anti-corruption initiatives? Between local autonomy and electoral gimmick
- Bayelsa State: Anti-corruption war and the ‘Devil’s excrement’
- Fighting corruption in the name of God: Zamfara State and the Shari’ah debacle
- Conclusion
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Civil society and the war against corruption- Introduction
- The concept of civil society
- The challenge of good governance: What role for civil society?
- Evolution and growth of civil society in Nigeria
- Nigerian civil society in an era of good governance
- Anti-corruption NGOs
- Transparency in Nigeria (TIN)
- Zero Corruption Coalition (ZCC)
- Exam Ethics Project (EEP)
- Convention on Business Integrity (CBI)
- African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEES)
- Political NGOs and movements
- The labour unions
- Professional associations
- Business associations and employers of labour
- Ethno-religious organizations
- Conclusion