The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it recovered a total of ₦37.44 billion and $2.353 million in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures, marking one of its most productive years since inception.
The Chairman of the Commission, Musa Aliyu (SAN), disclosed this on Sunday during the ICPC’s End-of-Year Engagement, annual merit awards ceremony, and send-off programme for retiring staff.
Aliyu said the recoveries reflected significant progress in the agency’s enforcement, prevention and public enlightenment efforts.
“2025 has been a pivotal year for the Commission, marked by substantial progress across enforcement, prevention and public enlightenment,” he said.
According to him, the ICPC investigated 263 cases during the year, surpassing its target of 250 cases, and filed 61 matters before the courts.
“We investigated 263 cases in 2025, exceeding our target, and filed 61 cases in court, achieving a conviction rate of 55.74 per cent,” Aliyu stated.
He described the conviction rate as evidence of improved prosecutorial efficiency and stronger case management within the Commission.
Highlighting notable outcomes of the year’s prosecutions, the ICPC chairman cited the conviction of Professor Cyril Ndifon of the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment over offences bordering on sexual harassment and cyberbullying.
On preventive interventions, Aliyu said the Commission assessed 344 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) using its Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard.
He added that the ICPC conducted 66 corruption-monitoring exercises and tracked 1,490 public projects across the country, alongside Systems Study and Corruption Risk Assessments in 12 MDAs.
“These systems studies and corruption risk assessments were designed to reduce structural vulnerabilities to corruption within public institutions,” he explained.
Aliyu also noted that public enlightenment remained a key focus in 2025, with the Commission reaching over 235,000 Nigerians through 644 sensitisation activities nationwide.
“Our digital campaigns generated about 3.5 million engagements, while we established 86 Anti-Corruption Clubs and Vanguards and trained 2,707 participants at the ICPC Academy,” he said.
He further disclosed that the Commission carried out 15 collaborative initiatives with development partners, while civil society organisations complemented the effort with 57 engagements.
In a first for the agency, Aliyu announced that the ICPC successfully secured a Cost-of-Living Adjustment allowance for its staff, describing it as a morale-boosting achievement.
He said merit award recipients were selected through a peer-driven nomination process, while retiring officers were honoured for their years of service.
As the Commission looks ahead to 2026, Aliyu urged staff to remain committed to integrity and professionalism.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Victor Muruako, praised the ICPC’s impact at the local government level.
“ICPC’s interventions have strengthened accountability, especially at the grassroots, and we look forward to sustained collaboration,” Muruako said.
The ICPC had earlier reported that in 2024, it recovered over ₦20 billion and generated ₦1.87 billion from the auction of 23 forfeited assets, the highest auction revenue recorded by the Commission to date.
