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HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED ANTI CORRUPTION BILL
Any public officer who corruptly agrees or attempts to receive or obtain any property or benefit of any kind for himself or for any other person on account of;
- Anything already done or committed to be done, for any favor or disfavor already shown to any person by himself in the discharge of his official duties or in relation to any matter connected with the functions, affairs or business of a government department, public body or other organization or institution in which he is serving as a public officer or
- Anything to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, or any favor or disfavor to be afterwards shown to any person, by himself in the discharge of his official duties or in relation to any such matter.
According to section 9(1) of the bill any person who;
- Corruptly gives, confers or procures any property or benefit of any kind to, on or for a public officer or to, on or for any other person or
- Corruption promises or offers to give, confer, procure or attempt to procure any property or benefit of any kind to, on or for a public officer or any other person, on account of any such act, omission, favor or disfavor to be done or whos by the public officer is guilty of the felony of official corruption and shall on conviction be liable for imprisonment for seven years.
According to section 49(1) of the bill, the President, if he considers that it is likely to contain any information which is relevant for the purpose of any investigation into an offense under this act, may, on the application of the Chairman of the commission authorize any officer of the commission to:
- Intercept, detain and open any post article in the course of transmission by post
- Intercept any message transmitted or received by any telecommunication, electronic or any other device
- Intercept or listen to any conversation by any telecommunication, electronic or any other device
Offenses under the proposed law
- Fraud
- Giving or accepting gratification through agent
- Counseling offenses relating to corruption
- Fraudulent acquisition of property
- Fraudulent receipt of property
- Deliberate frustration of investigation by the commission
- Gratification by and through agents
- Bribery of public officer
- Using public office or position for gratification
- Making false or misleading statements to the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission
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Table of Contents
(1) It's a new dawn over Nigeria
(2) New era in foreign policy
(3) It's a new dawn (Inauguration speech)
(4) Quick Facts
(5) Short Profile
(6) Forging a new future
(7) My brother's keeper
(8) Weeding out corruption
(9) Guidelines for probe into abandoned projects
(10) Cleaning up corruption, one case at a time
(11) Obasanjo reads his cabinet the riot act
(12) Highlights of proposed anti corruption bill
(13) Fighting the burden of drug trafficking
(14) The murkier side of Nigeria's economy
(15) Press breathes sigh of relief
(16) Pressing for accountability
(17) This time is different
(18) Finding a permanent solution
(19) Righting the wrongs of the past
(20) The legal framework for human rights violations
(21) Terms of the human rights investigation panel
(22) Airport security and foreign investment go hand in hand
(23) Agenda of the ministry of aviation
(24) Cleaning up its act
(25) Ministries and their ministers
(26) State assets back on the block
(27) Highlights of the privatization program
(28) Role of national council on privatization
(29) Power to the people
(30) Inviting international players into the fold
(31) Export processing zones lure investors
(32) Pulling an economy from the brink
(33) Major highlights of 1999 budget
(34) Highlights of revised 1999 budget
(35) Servicing Nigeria's obligations
(36) Encouraging formal economic participation
(37) New financial players invite customers
(38) Nigeria's markets: Thriving in a democratic climate
(39) Telecom industry calls for investment
(40) Democracy acts as springboard for business
(41) Aiming to remain a top exporter
(42) Tapping Nigeria's most valuable resource
(43) Nigeria's gas: A lifeline for industry
(44) Nigeria's untapped riches invite investment
(45) List of exportable solid minerals
(46) Assisting a new generation of investors
(47) Role of Nigerian investment promotion commission (NIPC)
(48) Contact numbers of trade related organizations
(49) Giving credit where credit is due
(50) From rags to riches
(51) Resource-rich Borno offers incentives for partners
(52) The new Abuja
(53) The beauty of Abuja
(54) Fertile ground for investment
(55) Priority areas of foreign investment in Agriculture
(56) Yobe state: the pride of a determined people
(57) Looking to the past
(58) Rebuilding education from the ground up
(59) Private sector included in state's strategy
(60) Strength in numbers
(61) Regional currency
(62) Abuja federal ministries contact numbers
(63) Women's soccer on the rise
(64) Celebrating the kola nut: Harbinger of good fortune
(65) Nigeria's cultural inheritance
(66) The national anthem
(67) A survivor finds sanctuary
(68) The first 120 days
(69) Renewing Nigerian-American ties
(70) You are welcome
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