INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES

In November 2024, the Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, was elected Chairperson of the African Asset Recovery Practitioners’ Forum (AARP-F). In this role, he leads continental efforts to strengthen asset tracing, recovery, and repatriation, helping to curb illicit financial flows and advance Africa’s development agenda.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)

In furtherance of its international cooperation initiatives, the Commission has signed Memoranda of Understanding with the following organisations:

• Home Office Operations of the United Kingdom go Great Britain and Norther Ireland
• The Government of the Republic of Namibia – Fight Against Corruption and Experience Sharing
• International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
• Anti-Corruption Commission of the State of Palestine
• Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)

Participation in Multi-Stakeholder Capacity Building Programmes 

The Commission’s officers regularly participate in programmes aimed at strengthening cooperation with organisations and law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions. These include:

• Technical exchange with senior members of the National Prosecution Authority, Zambia.
• Stakeholder engagement with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Lusaka, Zambia.
• Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering (GIABA)
• Cross-Border Cooperation to End Corruption (GLOBE Network)
• International Centre for Asset Recovery (Basel Institute on Governance)
• International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA)
• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• Rule of Law and Anti- Corruption Programme (RoLAC)
• Department of Justice, United States of America
• British High Commission, Nigeria
• Italian Embassy, Nigeria
• National Crime Agency (NCA), United Kingdom
• International Police (INTERPOL)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
• International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
• Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre (CAACC)
• World Bank
• MacArthur Foundation
• Ford Foundation
• Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA)
• Association of Africa Anti-Corruption Authorities (AAACA)
• Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)