The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered N37.44 billion and $2.353 million in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures, marking one of its strongest annual performances since inception.
The Chairman of the Commission, Musa Aliyu, SAN, disclosed this on Sunday during the ICPC’s End-of-Year Engagement, send-off ceremony for retiring staff and Annual Merit Awards event.
According to a statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, John Odey, Aliyu described 2025 as a “pivotal year” for the anti-corruption agency, with significant gains recorded in investigation, prosecution, prevention and public enlightenment.
Reviewing the year’s activities, the ICPC boss said the Commission investigated 263 cases, surpassing its target of 250, and filed 61 cases before the courts, achieving a conviction rate of 55.74 per cent.
“N37.44 billion and $2.353 million were recovered in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures,” the statement said, adding that the figures ranked among the Commission’s most notable yearly recoveries.
Aliyu cited the conviction of Professor Cyril Ndifon of the University of Calabar—sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for offences related to sexual harassment and cyberbullying—as one of the major prosecution outcomes of the year.
On prevention and monitoring, he said the ICPC assessed 344 Ministries, Departments and Agencies using its Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, conducted 66 corruption-monitoring exercises and tracked 1,490 projects nationwide. Systems Study and Corruption Risk Assessments were also completed in 12 MDAs to reduce institutional weaknesses that encourage corruption.
In the area of public enlightenment, the Commission reached over 235,000 Nigerians through 644 sensitisation programmes, recorded 3.5 million digital engagements, established 86 Anti-Corruption Clubs and Vanguards, and trained 2,707 participants at the ICPC Academy.
Aliyu also disclosed that the Commission initiated 15 collaborative engagements with partners, while civil society organisations carried out 57 complementary activities in support of its mandate.
He announced that the ICPC had, for the first time, secured a Cost-of-Living Adjustment allowance for its staff, noting that merit award recipients were selected through a peer-driven nomination process, while retiring staff were formally honoured for their service.
Urging personnel to remain committed to integrity and professionalism, Aliyu said the Commission was positioning itself for even stronger performance in 2026.
In a goodwill message, Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Victor Muruako, commended the ICPC’s interventions at the local government level, saying they had improved accountability, and pledged continued collaboration between both agencies.
The ICPC had earlier reported recovering over N20 billion and other assets in 2024, including ₦1.86 billion realised from the auction of forfeited properties—the highest single-year auction figure in the Commission’s history.