The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says its acting
Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has advocated the introduction of an
anti-corruption course into the country’s university
curriculum.
Magu, according to a statement by the commission’s spokesman, Mr
Wilson Uwujaren, also promised to sponsor anti-corruption research
works at doctorate level for the next 10 years.
He spoke during a visit to the National Universities Commission
headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the statement said.
“From January 2018, the EFCC will sponsor up to 20 PhD
researchers on any aspect of corruption every year for the next 10
years.
“We shall also support the publication of research papers
relevant to the teaching of anti-corruption courses,” Magu
stated.
He said that the educational sector was critical to winning the
war against corruption in addition to reinventing Nigeria’s
cherished value systems.
“We believe that university students constitute a strategic
target of anti-corruption training and awareness raising
activities, as they will become tomorrow’s managers,” he said.
The EFCC said the proposed anti-corruption course should focus
on preventing corrupt practices.
The commission, he said, viewed the NUC as a critical partner in
its quest to reach out to all youths in the country as part of the
anti-graft strategy.
“The NUC has a vital role to play as it can assist us at the
EFCC to extend our anti-corruption message to the universities.
“We need to sensitise youths to the ills of corruption so that
they will not be tools in hands of corrupt politicians,” he
said.
The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed,
commended the EFCC boss for the initiative.
Rasheed noted that Nigeria was where it was today because of
corruption, adding that the country might not get to the Promised
Land unless everybody began to do things right.
He also acknowledged the efforts of the anti-graft agency in
arresting and prosecuting fraudsters operating illegal institutions
and using same to defraud Nigerians.
“This interaction will go a long way in re-positioning our
country and the university system,” the executive secretary
said.
(NAN)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says its acting
Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has advocated the introduction of an
anti-corruption course into the country’s university
curriculum.
Magu, according to a statement by the commission’s spokesman, Mr
Wilson Uwujaren, also promised to sponsor anti-corruption research
works at doctorate level for the next 10 years.
He spoke during a visit to the National Universities Commission
headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the statement said.
“From January 2018, the EFCC will sponsor up to 20 PhD
researchers on any aspect of corruption every year for the next 10
years.
“We shall also support the publication of research papers
relevant to the teaching of anti-corruption courses,” Magu
stated.
He said that the educational sector was critical to winning the
war against corruption in addition to reinventing Nigeria’s
cherished value systems.
“We believe that university students constitute a strategic
target of anti-corruption training and awareness raising
activities, as they will become tomorrow’s managers,” he said.
The EFCC said the proposed anti-corruption course should focus
on preventing corrupt practices.
The commission, he said, viewed the NUC as a critical partner in
its quest to reach out to all youths in the country as part of the
anti-graft strategy.
“The NUC has a vital role to play as it can assist us at the
EFCC to extend our anti-corruption message to the universities.
“We need to sensitise youths to the ills of corruption so that
they will not be tools in hands of corrupt politicians,” he
said.
The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed,
commended the EFCC boss for the initiative.
Rasheed noted that Nigeria was where it was today because of
corruption, adding that the country might not get to the Promised
Land unless everybody began to do things right.
He also acknowledged the efforts of the anti-graft agency in
arresting and prosecuting fraudsters operating illegal institutions
and using same to defraud Nigerians.
“This interaction will go a long way in re-positioning our
country and the university system,” the executive secretary
said.
(NAN)
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