The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, under Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, has topped the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission’s 2025 integrity assessment, while the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and 12 other federal agencies recorded zero points and were flagged as high corruption risks.
The NUPRC achieved 91.83 points in the Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation securing second place at 90.70 points and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria placing third with 89.93 points.
Among the 13 agencies that failed to register any score were NNPC, the University of Calabar, the Federal Civil Service Commission, and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. These non-responsive organizations were classified as high-risk entities by the anti-graft agency.
The assessment, released Tuesday, evaluated 357 ministries, departments, and agencies using the ICPC’s compliance measurement tools. The findings revealed widespread deficiencies across government institutions, with none achieving full compliance.
ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu, represented by Director Olusegun Adigun, disclosed that of 344 assessed agencies, only 48 demonstrated substantial compliance—representing 13.95 percent. Another 132 agencies showed partial compliance, while 141 exhibited poor compliance standards.
The report highlighted systemic weaknesses: 169 agencies lacked clear organizational values and mission statements for staff guidance, and 191 had no policies governing gifts, donations, or hospitality that could raise integrity concerns.
Regarding operational planning, 102 agencies operated without strategic plans, while 154 failed to monitor and evaluate their programmes during the review period. Additionally, 289 agencies did not conduct corruption risk assessments, and 315 failed to incorporate assessment findings into decision-making processes.
Financial management emerged as another major concern. The commission found that 99 agencies lacked proper guidelines for staff advances, with 69 failing to ensure timely retirement of such advances. Sixty-eight agencies permitted staff to access new advances without settling previous ones.
Furthermore, 114 agencies did not submit financial reports to the Accountant-General’s office, 40 failed to remit internally generated revenue as required, and 75 violated fiscal responsibility provisions.
The assessment serves as a benchmark for government oversight, peer comparison among agencies, and potential investor confidence in Nigeria’s public institutions.
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