The federal government says, in the first three months, its new whistleblowing policy has provided 282 tip-offs out of which 154 were actionable.

The Nigerian government started the whistle-blower policy
some months back to tackle endemic corruption and it is
reaping rewards
Premium Times quotes a government official
Festus Akanbi as saying in a statement on
Friday, March 24 that some of the actionable
tips involved “contract inflation and conversion
of government asset to personal use”, “ghost
workers” and “payment of unapproved funds.”
Akanbi, who is the media assistant to the
minister of finance Kemi Adeosun, also listed
the telephone numbers and websites where
whistle-blowers can provide tips.
The report said he however, did not mention
the exact amount and number of whistle-
blowers that have been paid.
Kemi Adeosun's ministry of finance revealed the whistle-
blowing statistics through her media assistant Femi Akanbi
on Friday, March 24.
The statement listed:
TOTAL COMMUNICATION RECEIVED – 2,251
Communication includes enquiries, tips,
compliments and general advice from the
public.
Website (www.whistle.finance.gov.ng) – 95
Calls – (09098067946) – 1,550
SMS – 412
Emails ( whistle@finance.gov.ng) – 194
TOTAL NUMBER OF TIPS RECEIVED – 282
Tips received through Calls – 49
Tips received through SMS – 87
Tips received through Website – 95
Tips received through E-mail – 51
ACTIONABLE TIPS RECEIVED – 154
Some of the tip types include:
1. Contract Inflation and Conversion of
Government Assets to Personal use
2. Ghost workers
3. Payment of unapproved funds
4. Embezzlement of salaries of terminated
personnel
5. Improper reduction of financial penalties
6. Diversion of Funds meant for distribution to
a particular group of people (farmers)
7. Diversion of funds to personal commercial
Bank Accounts to earn interest
8. Non-Remittance of Pension & NHIS
Deductions
9. Failure to Implement projects for which funds
have been provided
10. Embezzlement of funds received from
Donor agencies
11. Embezzlement of funds meant for payment
of Personnel emoluments
12. Violation of TSA regulations by keeping
funds in Commercial banks
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13. Violation of FIRS (VAT) regulation by
adjusting Value Added Tax payment
14. Non-procurement of equipment required for
Aviation Safety
15. Money laundering and Diversion of funds
meant for approved projects
16. Illegal Sale of Government Assets
17. Diversion of Revenue (IGR)
18. Financial misappropriations (embezzlement)
19. Concealed bailout funds
20. Mismanagement of Microfinance banks
21. Illegal Recruitments
22. Violation of procurement Act

Nice one. This whistle blowing policy will now force our greedy politicians and public officials to become generous.

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