ICPC flags NNPC, UNICAL, FCSC as ‘high corruption risk’ in integrity report
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has listed 13 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) as “high corruption risk” in its 2025 integrity report.
The anti-graft agency surveyed 357 MDAs in the ethics and integrity compliance scorecard (EICS) report released on Tuesday.
The EICS, complemented by the anti-corruption and transparency units (ACTU) effectiveness index (AEI), evaluated MDAs’ internal control mechanisms, organisational policies, and adherence to statutory requirements, providing a benchmark for peer comparison, government oversight, and potential investor confidence.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) ranked first with a 91.83 score, followed by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) with 90.70 points and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) with 89.93 points.
Conversely, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, the University of Calabar, the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) were listed among the MDAs that failed to score a point.
Presenting the report summary, Musa Aliyu, ICPC chairman, represented by Olusegun Adigun, director of system study and review, said no MDA achieved full compliance.
The ICPC chairman said that out of the 344 MDAs assessed, 48 (13.95%) demonstrated substantial compliance, 132 (38.37%) recorded partial compliance, 141 (40.99%) showed poor compliance, and 23 (6.69%) fell under non-compliance.
In comparison, 13 MDAs (3.64%) were non-responsive and classified as high-risk MDAs.
He said 169 MDAs do not have the core values, mission and vision systems for understanding by their staff, while 191 do not have domesticated policies regarding acceptance of gifts, donations, hospitality, and others, which may create integrity questions, noting that government institutions are expected to have a policy to guide employees.
The ICPC chairman said 102 MDAs do not have strategic plans, while 154 lack monitoring systems and failed to conduct monitoring and evaluation of programmes, projects and activities during the year under review.
