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07/03/2018

Sad.

Malawian President Peter Mutharika said on Sunday reports accusing him of fraudulently benefiting from a near $4-million government contact were "fake news" as part of a ploy to smear him ahead of a national election next year.

07/02/2018

Thirty African leaders began a closed-door meeting Sunday to discuss ways to fight extremism and corruption at the 31st African Union summit being held in Mauritania’s capital.

06/25/2018

Commendable action. Worthy of emulation.

The DA launched a “Hlongwa monitor” to track how long it takes before Gauteng premier David Makhura fires ANC Gauteng legislature ...

06/25/2018

Transparency is a critical element in any viable anti-corruption effort. In the face of public scrutiny, corruption withers. Unfortunately, we have faced onerous times in our effort to obtain, verify, analyze, curate and publish government expenditure in Nigeria. The core challenges are access/availability of data and accuracy of fiscal reports. After a hiatus to help improve Nigeria's competitiveness, we are reigniting our efforts and shall continue to relentlessly strive for increased transparency in government expenditure and eliciting appropriate civic actions that stem the corrosive effect of corrupt governance.

11/09/2017

Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari’s “shocking” silence on the death of 26

11/04/2017

Lagos State came out on top, followed closely by Delta and River states, on the maiden National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) index, which ranked all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory across four key areas: Human Capital, Infrastructure, Economy and Institutions. Borno and Gomb...

11/04/2017

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08/20/2015

The management of Afriland Properties Plc notes with concern, recent reports relating to its transaction to redesign and redevelop the iconic Falomo Shopping Centre in Lagos. These unverified reports have implied that, the contract with the Lagos State Development and …

05/04/2012

Kenyan Cabinet approves Sh17.5 billion "ensure a smooth, credible, peaceful, free and fair election"

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/05/cabinet-approves-sh17b-for-polls/

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 3 – The Cabinet has approved Sh17.5 billion requested by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to hold the next general elections. The Cabinet also directed the employment of 10,000 teachers annually, an extra 7,000 police officers and the purchase of additional pol...

05/04/2012

In 2010, Time Out Nigeria celebrated the country's 50th birthday with Q&A profiles of some of Nigeria's key influences, including Accender Africa's Founder and CEO Matthias Chika Mordi.

Read the full interview on the Accender Africa blog.

http://www.accenderafrica.org/blog/article/time-out-nigeria-celebrating-nigeria-50-2010

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05/03/2012

This Day Live: "Analysts have identified corruption as the greatest impediment to Nigeria's economic growth and development process. "

http://allafrica.com/stories/201205030398.html

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