Corruption remains a priority concern to the Nigerian Government and People. Corruption affects all aspects of public life, continues to undermine the social, economic and political development of the country and is a major obstacle to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Nigeria is a State party to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) which guides UNODC's work in this area, and as such, an active member of the Implementation Review Mechanism, a peer review process that assists States parties to effectively implement the Convention. UNCAC provides an extensive range of measures on corruption from asset recovery, criminalization and enforcement of different classes of crimes, to preventive measures on corruption as well as enhancing international cooperation on issues of corruption between member states.
Our work
Since 2001, UNODC has been working with the Federal Government, its specialized agencies, the judiciary, as well as select State Governments, civil society and the private sector on a wide range of projects aimed at preventing corruption, strengthening integrity, accountability and transparency, enhancing the legal framework against corruption, improving the capacity of and coordination amongst various anti-corruption bodies, the recovery and return of the proceeds of corruption as well as international cooperation.
Our partners
Key partners for UNODC's work in this area include, among others, the Attorney General's Office, the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), the Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Technical Unit on Governance & Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR), the Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT, a body of 22 anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria), the Nigerian judiciary, civil society organizations as well as the private sector.
Our projects
