Anti-Corruption & Transparency Unit

In 2003, the Federal government considered and approved the request of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to establish the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Units (ACTUs) in MDAs.

In the year 2014, operations and adoptions of ACTUs started across the Federation. On 26th July 2019, the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit of Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy was inaugurated. The Unit consists of members from the various departments in the Ministry.

Key Function

  • Identify, monitor and manage risks to the Ministry's integrity systems.
  • Promote prevention strategies to mitigate integrity vulnerabilities and ethical breaches.
  • Design compliance programs to ensure adherence to statutory standards, rules, regulations, codes, laws, procedures, timelines, with respect to the implementation of ethics and integrity regime within the Ministry.
  • Implement capacity development programs to empower and enhance ethics capabilities.
  • Provide tools on how to resolve ethical dilemmas.

Federal Secretariat Complex Phase I,
Annex III, Shehu Shagari Way,
FCT Nigeria.

P.M.B. 12578